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GRAND LODGE of CANADA
In the Province of Ontario
PROCEEDINGS
1916
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M. W . BRO. SYDNEY ALBERT LUKE.
A. F. & A. M.
GRAND LODGE of CANADA
In the Province of Ontario
PROCEEDINGS
SIXTV-FIRST ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
held at the City of
LONDON, ONTARIO
JULY 19th AND 20th, A. D. 1916, A. L. 5916
The property of, and ordered to be read in, all the Lodges
and preserved.
Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Canada
IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
PROCEEDINGS
At an Especial Communication of Grand Lodge
A. F. & A. M. of Canada, in the Province of
Ontario, held at the Village of Russell, Ontario,
on Wednesday, the sixth day of October,
A.D., 1915, A.L. 5915.
There were present:
M.W.Bro. Sydney A. Luke Grand Master.
Bro. A. vSweet as Deputy Grand Master.
V.W.Bro. H. Wilson as Grand vSenior Warden.
R.W.Bro. O. D. Casselman as Grand Junior Warden.
R.W.Bro. Wm. Northwood as Grand Chaplain.
V.W.Bro. P. B. Proudfoot as Grand Treasurer
Bro. J. A. Cochrane as Grand Secretary.
Bro. Carl Conger as Grand Senior Deacon.
W.Bro. J. D. Stewart as Grand Junior Deacon
R.W.Bro. Walter Ross as Grand Dir. of Ceremonies
Bro. E. L. Bryan as Grand Sword Bearer
Bro. J. W. Ball as Grand Supt. of Works.
Bro. J. E. Kyle : as Asst. G. Dir. of Ceremonies.
Bro. S. D. Hill as Asst. Grand Secretary.
W.Bro. N. E. Ronan as Grand Organist.
Bro. J. B. McVey as Asst. Grand Organist.
W.Bro. H. McKeown as Grand Pursuivant.
W.Bro. Fred. Argue ,
Bro. A. H. Hope
Bro. B. F Sinith.. [ ^^ q^^^^ Stewards.
Bro. J. W. Wishart
Bro. Donald McEachren...
Bro. J. A. Fielding
Bro. Joseph Lasalle as Grand Tyler.
Grand Lodge was opened in ample form at
2 o'clock p.m., by the M. W. the Grand Master,
who announced that this Especial Communication
of Grand Lodge had been called to assist him in
laying the corner stone of the new Masonic Hall.
The brethren acting as Grand Lodge officers,
having received the necessary directions, Grand
Lodge was called off, a procession was formed
under the Grand Director of Ceremonies and
4 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
marched to the site in the prescribed order, taking
up their proper positions at -the northeast corner
of the building.
The acting Grand Chaplain invoked a blessing
and the acting Grand Superintendent of Works
read the following scroll and deposited it in the
cavity in the stone:
IN THE NA:ME and BY THE FAVOUR OF THE GREAT
ARCHITECT OF THE UNIVERSE.
On the 6th day of October, A.D. 1915, A.L. 5915, in the sixth year
of the reign of our Most Gracious Sovereign.
GEORGE V.
By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, and of the British Dominions bevond the seas,
KING, Defender of the Faith, EMPEROR OF INDIA.
His Roval Highness the DUKE OF CONNAUGHT & STRATH-
EARN, K.G., K.P., G.M.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E.,
G.C.V.O., P.C, being GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the
DOMINION OF CANADA.
His Honour Lieut.-Colonel SIR JOHN S. HENDRIE, C.V.O.,
being LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR of the PROVINCE OF
ONTARIO.
His Honour SIR ROBERT LAIRD BORDEN, LL.D., K.C.,
being PREMIER of the DOMINION OF CANADA.
The Honourable W. H. HEARST, K.C., being PREMIER of the .
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
The Honourable CHARLES MURPHY, being member for the
Constituency of RUSSELL COUNTY, in the Parliament of
the Dominion of Canada.
DAMAvSE RACINE.fESQUIRE, being member for the Constitu-
ency of RUSSELL COUNTY in the Legislative Assembly of
the Province of Ontario.
M.W. Bro. SYDNEY A. LUKE, being Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
R.W. Bro. WM. H. WARDROBE, K.C., being Deputy Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of Canada, in the
Province of Ontario.
R.W. Bro. HENRY COX, beingfDistrict Deputy Grand Master of
the Ottawa Masonic District No. 16.
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THIS CORNER STONE
of the Masonic Hall Building was laid by M.W. Bro. Sydney A. Luke,
Grand Master, assisted by the Grand Lodge officers, in the presence
of a large concourse of brethren and inhabitants of the Village of
Russell and the surrounding country.
The acting Grand Treasurer deposited the
phial containing coins, newspapers and other re-
cords in the cavity of the stone.
The acting Grand Wardens and the acting
Deputy Grand Master applied the instruments of
their office to the stone, after it had been placed
in position, and announced that the Craftsmen had
done their duty. The Grand Master then con-
secrated the stone with corn, wine and oil and
pronounced it well made, truly laid, well proven,
true and trusty.
The procession was reformed and the brethren
returned to the lodge room.s, where Grand Lodge
was closed.
Grand Secretary.
Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Canada
IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
PROCEEDINGS
At the Sixty-first Annual Communication of the
Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M., of Canada, in the
Province of Ontario, held at the City of London,
Ontario, commencing Wednesday, July 19th,
A. D. 1916, A. L. 5916.
There were present: •
THE GRAND AIASTER
M.W. Bro. Sydney A. Luke on the Throne.
THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER
R.W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope.
R.W.Bro. George IMoore Grand Senior Warden.
R.W. Bro. R. W. Clewlo Grand Junior Warden.
R.W.Bro. Rev.W. H. Snelgrove.. Grand Chaplain.
M.W.Bro. E. T. Malone Grand Treasurer.
R.W.Bro. R. L. Gunn Grand Secretary.
R.W.Bro. R. J. Gibson as Grand Registrar
V.W.Bro. John Forgie as Grand Senior Deacon
V.W.Bro. R. H. James Grand Junior Deacon.
V.W.Bro. R. G. Allan Grand Supt. of Works.
V.W.Bro. D. G. Sturrock Grand Dir. of Ceremonies
R.W.Bro. W. C. Wilkinson as Asst. Grand Sec'y
V.W.Bro. John Pearson as Asst. Grand Director of Cer.
V.W.Bro. W. S. McKay Grand Sword Bearer.
V.W.Bro. Geo. H. Mitchell Grand Organist.
V.W.Bro. B. Cairns as Grand Pursuivant.
Grand Stewards:
V.W.Bro. L. F. Blanchard Mallorvtown.
V.W.Bro. A. S. Chrystal Goderich.
V.W.Bro. Arthur Jemison Millbrook.
V.W\Bro. Philip Proudfoot Russell.
V.W.Bro. J. J. Wilson Grand Standard Bearer.
V.W.Bro. H. J. Heath Grand Tyler.
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.
R.W.Bro. John W. Draper.. Erie District No. 1
R.W.Bro. P. P. Winn St. Clair District No. 2
R.W.Bro. G. H. Poad London District No. 3
R.W.Bro. H. W. Baker South Huron District No. 4
R.W.Bro. Wm. J. Loughleen. North Huron District.. ..No. 5
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R.W.Bro. Bertrand Blair. ..Wilson District No. 6
R.W.Bro. Peter Perry Wellington Disrict No. 7
R.W.Bro. Franklin Hanna. Hamilton Disrict No. 8
R.W.Bro. W. H. Tudhope. Georgian District No. 9
R.W.Bro. Thos.A. Blakely Georgian District No. 9a
R.W.Bro. Jas. R. Fallis Toronto West District No. II
R.W.Bro. W. H. Legge Toronto East District No. 11a
R.W.Bro. A. T. Lawler Ontario District No. 12
R.W.Bro. John D. Shurie Prince Edward District. No. 13
R.W.Bro. John H. Birkett.Frontenac District No. 14
R.W.Bro. Wm. H. Mowat.St. Lawrence District No. 15
R.W.Bro. Henry Cox Ottawa District No. 16
R.W.Bro E. E. Wood Algoma District No. 17
R.W.Bro. N. J. McCubbin.Nipissing Dristrict No. 18
R.W.Bro. Robt. McConkey.Muskoka District No. 19
R.W.Bro. Hy. T.Andrews Otonabee District No. 20
R.W.Bro. M.W. Shepherd. Eastern District No. 21
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES GRAND LODGE OF
M.W.Bro. J. Ross Roberston England
R.W.Bro. A. J. Young Alberta
R.W.Bro. R. L. Gunn British Columbia
R.W.Bro. J. A. C. Anderson New Brunswick
R.W.Bro. Thomas Shanks Quebec
R.W.Bro. John Boyd New Zealand
R.W.Bro. G. S. May Queensland
M.W.Bro. J. H. Burritt South Australia
M.W.Bro. W. D. McPherson Victoria
R.W.Bro. Isaac Huber Connecticut
V.W.Bro. J. H. Flock Idaho
R.W.Bro. Abraham Shaw Illinois
M.W.Bro. D. F. Macwatt Louisiana
R.W.Bro. W. H. Wardrope Maryland
R.W.Bro. C. H. Haentschel Minnesota
M.W.Bro. Sir. John M. Gibson Montana
R.W.Bro. F. W. Harcourt Nebraska
R.W.Bro. Wm. Rea New Mexico
M.W.Bro. A. T. Freed New York
R.W.Bro. J. C. Bartram South Carolina
M.W.Bro. E. T. Malone South Dakota
M.W.Bro. S. A. Luke Vermont
R.W.Bro. W. C. Wilkinson Washington
M.W.Bro. J. E. Harding .'. West Virginia
R.W.Bro. A. E. Cooper.... Belgium
R.W.Bro. W. J. Drope Peru
S GRAND LOEGE OF CANADA
PAST GRAND OFFICERS.
Past Grand Masters — AI.W. Bros. J. Ross Robertson,
Sir John M. Gibson, E. T. Malone, J. E. Harding, J. H.
Burritt, A. T. Freed. D. F. Macwatt, W, D. McPherson.
Past District Deputy Grand Masters — R.W. Bros. W.
J. Drope, F. W. Harcourt, R. L. Gunn, A. Shaw, James
Ross, J. B. Way, J. B. Nixon, J. A. Macfadden, C. W.
Haentschel, G. R. Lloyd, W. M. Logan, R. W. Longmore,
A. J. Brown, J. H. Cowan, B. 8. Sheldon, F. A. Latshaw,
W. N. Ponton, John Watson, Geo. S. May, J. B. McLean,
W. H. Wardrope, C. G. Hulet, B. E. Thompson, J. E.
Francis, J. ]SL A. Waugh, Isaac Huber, Wm. Hyndman,
Jos. Beck, W. N. Gatfield, J. McC. Potts, J. W. Dutton,
J. B. Begg. E. M. Carleton, L. G. Jarvis, Wm. Rea, J. A.
Messecar, John Sinclair, Wm. Daw-son, S. S. Clutton, J.
W. Bethune, A. B. Crosby, J. A. C. Anderson. R. R. Hop-
kins, J. A. Watson, H. C. Scully, A. J. Young, Rev. Jas.
Abery, Jas. A. Tancock, R. Healey, Samuel Dubber, Henry
Roe, Alex. Saunders, Jas. AIcGregor, U. A. Buchner, Wm.
Milner, Geo. Sutherland, S. J.' Alallion, Thomas Shanks,
J. E. Cohoe, D. B. Miller, A. E. Roberts, T. McKnight,
F. H. Mallory, R. N. Fraser, Geo. Spotton, R. L. Guest,
Geo. H. Smith, J. W. Metherell, Robt. Gracey, John Tanner,
E. T. Essery, J. W. Wallace, D. J. Webster, Jos. Edgar, A.
J. Anderson, W. F. Walters, J. W. Watson, Jos. Hillier, R.
Clark, N. J. McAulay.
Past Grand Senior Wardens — R.W. Bros. Thomas Rowe,
W. N. Shaver, H. W. Wilson, S. D. Warren.
Past Grand Junior Wardens — R.W. Bros. P. A. Somer-
ville, Roger IMiller, A. E. Cooper, John Boyd, O. Ellwood,
John Tanner, J. C. Bartram, H. T. White, T. G. Davis,
Past Grand Registrars — R.W. Bros. D. Rutherford,
W. C. Wilkinson, Henry T. Smith, R. J. Gibson.
Past Grand Chaplains— R.W. Bros. Rev. G. A. Wood
side. Rev. J. W. Hodgins.
Past Grand Senior Deacons — \'.W. Bros. R. F. Rich-
ardson, John Forgie.
Past Grand Junior Deacons — V.W. Bros. H. J. Charles,
D. Robertson, H. G. Lindsay.
Past Grand Directors of Ceremonies — V.W Bro. John
Pearson.
Past Grand Organists— V.W. Bros. F. P. Warne, J. B.
Hutchins.
Past Assistant Grand Secretaries — V.W. Bro. G. B
Perrv.'
ANNUAL COMAtUNICATlON. LONDON. 19l(i 9
Rr ^ M* J^^''^*stant Grand Directors of Ceremonies-V W
u ^. Hyndman. J. R. Livingston, A. T Brown \ C
Horwood, M. p. McMaster. i^rown. A. G.
Thnf ^rl ^''^"t Superintendents of Works-V W Bros
Ihos. Cousins, Frank vSaundcrs.
«•. J'^FitSSd, i"r ^?a"keT-'" * ■*"' '«"" -'-■
Past Grand Stewards — V W Rm'^ \j ^u^m tt t-
Ketcheson, John Ritchie, R. ^: ^l^dal^" ^'^''P^S^Jn
Past Grand Pursuivant-V. W. Bro. J. G. Constable.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME BY THE MAYOR OF
LONDON.
Citv^lN^^'T^'P "• ^^- Stevenson, Mayor of the
eit> of London accompanied bv Controller W W
■ ^^J^%^^ ^"""^ Aldermen A. W. Palmer, G. A Burdick'
r W. Copp and J. J. Dyer and City Clerk Samuel
Baker was introduced by V.W. Bro. D. G. Sturr'ck
welcome: delivered the following address of
'^° 'of' tw'"r ^^T^'' P^'""''' ^"^ Representatives
of the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M., in the
Province of Ontario.
Gentlemen:
It is my pleasing duty, as well as my privilege
to we come you on behalf of the citizens of the
city of London. When it became known that you
fek th.t''" T."'/ ^r y°"^ ^^""^1 meeting, ^ve
e ect'on and If^^'^^^-y^^^ .§ood judgment in the
selection, and at the same time bestowed uoon us
desire^'orour " V^' "^ ^"^^^^ '''' P^"^- ''^^^^-
desire of our citizens generallv to extend a most
behal> fTn^"^ T', "^^^^"^^ '^ --"' -d, on the
behalf, I appear before your Grand Lodge.
TnnH^" ^?u^ "^^^^ ^^^ ^^^"d Lodge last visit-d
menf«Vrt%P-T^^'^"^."^^ ^^'^^^ and the asseVs
ment $24,663,/ lo.OO. Today we have a population
10 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
of 58,055 and an assessment of $39,509,797.00.
The city has enjoyed a splendid growth and is
financially in as sound a condition as any city in
Ontario. Our Waterworks, a municipally owned
department, supplies absolutely pure water. Our
Hydro-Electric Department supplies us with elec-
tric light and power at, probably, the lowest rate
in the Dominion, and as low as any on the con-
tinent. Our London and Port Stanley Railway,
municipally owned, the first of municipal radial
railways in Ontario, is proving a financial success,
and possesses an unequalled roadbed and cars
unexcelled. Ryerson School, one of our new schools,
is the first of its kind in Ontario — a one-storey
building. We have, during the past two or three
years, constructed six schools that will compare
favourably with any school building in the province.
A visit to our factory section, in the south and
east part of the city, will convince you that Lon-
don's factories are in a very healthy condition
indeed. We believe our present prosperity to be
only the shadow of the great future in store for us.
Masonry occupies a large place in the esteem
of this community. The respect and confidence
of our people is based upon the manner in which
the lodges and individuals who compose it, carry
out the fundamental principles of the Order.
When our Motherland, some two years ago, was
plunged into the great European war, the Masonic
fraternity of this City proved their loyalty to the
Empire and the principles of their beloved Order
by offering their lives in its defense, and by readily
giving money to supply its needs. I feel that your
coming among us will further stimulate the loyalty
of our citizens, be an inspiration for good municipal
government, and add to the welfare of our city.
We therefore welcome you again and con-
fidently hope that your visit here will be of mutual
benefit.
As the beauty and attractiveness of this city,
the charms of the surrounding districts, and the
generous hospitality of the citizens have in the
past delighted your representatives while attending
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 11
these conventions, not only during the first period
allotted to your office days, but for many days after-
wards, so I sincerely hope that on this occasion your
visit will be so prolonged that we shall be able to
count you as one of our own citizens to share in
the beauties and prosperity of the city with
pardonable pride.
Most Worshipful Sir and Gentlemen, we bid
you a hearty welcome and extend to you the free-
dom of the City.
H. A. STEVENSON,
Mayor of the City of London.
Dated at London the 19th day of July, 1916.
The M.W. the Grand Master replied as follows:
Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen of the City Council:
On behalf of the members of this Grand Lodge
I assure you that the kindly greeting finds a ready
response with every heart present this morning.
In the past, assembling here has been a great
pleasure, today it is delightful, and we shall be
glad to come back in the future, provided the City
affords accommodation for the yearly increased
number of delegates.
We have listened with interest to the recital
of the city's "progress in appearance, wealth and .
population; comparisons made, may I say, in an
unassuming, way and leading one to conclude that
you believe in the sentiment:—
I may not boast.
And yet, may point with modest pride
As e'en becomes a host.
Who leads a guest throughout his halls;
One who desires to see, and know
What of the richest and the best,
His master hath to shew.
The growth and improvement of which you
have spoken is quite perceptible; and an agreeable
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surprise to those who were present when last we
met here seven years ago. Others who did not
gather with us on that occasion, who perhaps are
your visitors for the first time, will, I feel sure,
enjoy spending two days in this thriving city of
the western portion of our province.
We also appreciate your remarks regarding this
brotherhood. To be candid, they are not unex-
pected. As a matter of fact we are accustomed to
having the chief magistrate of the city, wherein we
assemble in annual session, commend the good
work performed by this order in general, and ex-
press their opinion of the high moral standard of
character which the order inculcates and insists
upon in the life of the membership.
But, notwithstanding that your remarks fol-
lowed the usual trend on such occasions, they are
none-the-less welcome, and we rejoice to learn that
your experience permits you to declare that the
2,200 citizens who are members of the order are
foremost in loyal support of all that pertains to
national and civic affairs, and the general welfare
of the inhabitants.
Regarding all human relationships, one may
assert without fear of contradiction that no other
institution does more to develop a consciousness of
the responsibility of our citizenship, nor does any
other institution arouse to the same degree the
sense of patriotism, as prevails among the Masonic
population of our country.
I thank you again, Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,
for the cordial welcome you have extended to the
members of this Grand Lodge.
GRAND LODGE OPENED.
A constitutional number of lodges being repre-
sented, Grand Lodge was opened in ample form at
10.45 o'clock, a.m., and the Grand Chaplain im-
plored a blessing from the G. A. O. T. U. upon the
proceedings.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. LONDON, 1916 13
The M. \V. the Grand Master granted permission
for the admission to the side seats of Grand Lodge
of all Master Masons in good standing, as visitors.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
CREDENTIALS.
R. W. Bro. J. B. Way, Chairman of the Com-
mittee on Credentials of representatives and proxies,
presented the following report:
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Wardens
and Members of Grand Lodge.
Your Committee on Credentials begs to report
as follows:
There are on the register of Grand Lodge,
warranted lodges 451
Represented at this Communication by regular
officers 233
Represented by Proxies 67
Represented by Past Masters 34
Total number represented 334
Total number of names registered 1007
Having a total of 1,544 votes.
Your Committee desires to make an emphatic
pronouncement upon the prevalence of neglect, from
various causes, of the lodge secretaries in not
returning all the Past Masters on the roll, causing
much annoyance and confusion to the Worshipful
brethren attending the annual meeting as delegates.
Fraternally submitted,
J. B. WAY,
Chairman.
It was moved by R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope,
seconded by R. W. Bro. J. B. Way, and
Resolved, that the report of the Committee on credentials
be received and adopted.
The following are the names of those present:
No. 3, Ancient St. John's, Kingston. W. Bro. C. S.
Kirkpatrick, W.M.; Bros. A. W. Richardson, S.W.; and I.
E. Martin, J.W.
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No. 5, Sussex, Brockville. W. Bro. W. Rimmer, W.M.
No. 6, Barton, Hamilton. W. Bro. F. W. MacBeth,
W.M. M.W. Bros. John Ross Robertson and A. T. Freed;
R.W. Bro. Geo. Moore, W. Bro. R. B. Griffith, P. Ms.
No. 7, Union, Grimsby. W. Bro. David Allen, W.M.;
R.W. Bros. W. J. Drope, L. G. Jarvis; W. Bros. C. T.
Farrell, W. J. Clarke, W. B. McConnachie and R. Lipsit,
P.Ms.
No. 9, Union, Napanee. W. Bro. G. S. Reid, W.M.
No. 10, Norfolk, Simcoe. W. Bro. I. McNally, W.M.;
W. Bro. Jas. H. Shaw, P.M.
No. 11, Moira, Belleville. W. Bro. A. L. Lott, W.M.;
V.W. Bro. H. F. Ketcheson, P.M.
No. 15, St. George's, St. Catharines. W. Bro. P. C.
Miller, W. M.; W. Bro. W. C. Burch, P.M.
No. 16, St. Andrews, Toronto. W. Bro. Walter J.
Bolus, W.M.; R.W. Bros. W. C. Wilkinson, J. W. Watson;
V.W. Bro. J. Pearson, W. Bros. John A. Graham, G. W.
Rogers and H. C. Montgomery, P.Ms.
No. 17, St. John's, Cobourg. W. Bro. J. H. Purdy, W.
M.; W. Bro. J. R. Fraser, P.M.
. No. 20, St. John's, London. W. Bro. Neill McGill. W.
M.; Bro. Allen Carswell, S.W.; Bro. Thos. Gerry, J.W.;
R.W. Bros. Jas. A. Tannock, O. Ellwood, Thomas Rowe,
W. Bros. R. Booth, B. Gidley, Edward Gerry, John Robert-
son and J. A. Barnard, P.Ms.
No. 21a, St. John's, Vankleek Hill. W. Bro. D. Adams,
W.M.; V.W. Bro. S. N. Morrison, P. M.
No. 22, King Solomon's Toronto. R.W. Bro. John Tanner
and W. Bro. J. IMcKerracher, P.Ms.
No. 23, Richmond, Richmond Hill. W. Bro. A. J. Helm-
kay, W.M.; Bro. L. E. Hand, J.W.; R. W. Bro. Legge,
W. Bros. T. A. Lamon and T. H. French, P.Ms.
No. 24, St. Francis, Smith's Falls. W. Bro. A. L. Mc
Gregor, W.M.; R.W. Bro. Wm. Hvndman, W. Bros. Rich.
Craig and O. C. Abbott, P.Ms.
No. 25, Ionic, Toronto. R.W. Bros. F. W. Harcourt,
P.M. and Proxy, and J. G. Shaw, P.M.
No. 27, Strict Observance, Hamilton. W. Bro. J. A.
Henderson, W.M.; R.W. Bros. R. L. Gunn and G. R. Lloyd,
P.Ms.
No. 28, Mount Zion, Kemptville. W. Bros. S. H. Guest,
P.M. and Proxy.
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No. 29, United, Brighton. W. Bro. O. L. Morrow, W.
M.
No. 30, Composite, Whitby. W. Bro. E. M. Deverell.
W.M.; R.W. Bro. A. T. Lawler and W. Bro. W. J. W.
Richardson, P.Ms.
No. 31, Jerusalem, Bowmanville. W. Bro. Gus Boun-
sall, W.M.
No. 32, Amity, Dunnville. W. Bro. G. E. Parks, W.M.
No. 33, Maitland, Goderich. R.W. Bro. Jos. Beck,
V.W. Bro. A. S. Chrystal and W. Bro. A. C. Hunter, P.Ms.
No. 37, King Hiram, Ingersoll. W. Bro. G. M. McKav,
P.M. and Proxy; R. W. Bro. Roger Miller. W. Bros. R. j.
M. Perkins, Edward Lee and W. J. MacMurray, P.Ms.
No. 38, Trent, Trenton. W. Bro. W. J. Potts, W.M.
No. 40, St. John's, Hamilton. R.W. Bro. Wm. M.
Logan, P.M. and Proxy; V.W. Bro. P. A. Somerville, W.
Bro. L. Johnston, P.Ms.
No. 41, St. George's, Kingsville. Bro. Ross G. Lutes,
S.W.; Bro. W. M. Webb, J.W.; R.W. Bros. B. S. vSheldon,
R. Healey, W. Bro. J. L. Baird, P.Ms.
No. 42, St. George's, London. W. Bro. John A. Nash,
W.M.; W. Bros. E. O. G. Quartz, A. Ellis, A. Oettinger, W.
Hayman, H. Hayman, A. Drew and S. Baker, P.Ms.
No. 43, King Solomon's, Woodstock. Bro. A. W. Massie,
S.W.; R.W. Bro. Bertrand Blair, W. Bros. Leroy Heath
and R. S. Revell, P.Ms.
No. 44, St. Thomas, St. Thomas. W. Bro. J. W. O'
Neil, W.M.; Bro. T. L. Cochrane, J.W.; R.W. Bros. Samuel
Dubber, Henry Roe, W. Bros. J. A. Ryckman, G. T.
Kennedy, P. S. Minshall, F. W. Judd, A. Leitch, E. W.
Ramey and F. M. Bond, P.Ms.
No. 45, Brant, Brantford. W. Bro. A. E. Dav, W.M.;
Bros. W. E. Locheed, S.W.; L. L. Miller, J.W.; R.W. Bro.
F. Hanna, W. Bros. J. B. Gamble, E. R. Read and F. W.
Frank, P.Ms.
No. 47, Great Western, Windsor. W. Bro. V. William-
son, W.M.; Bros. J. W. Adams, S.W.; Harry Maw, J.W.;
R.W. Bro. W. N. Gatfield, V.W. Bro. J. F. Reid, W. Bros.
W. J. Douglas and E. B. Winter, P.Ms.
No. 48, Madoc, Madoc. W. Bro. A. H. Watson, W.M.
No. 52, Dalhousie, Ottawa. R.W. Bro. Geo. S. May,
W. Bro. W. H. Sproule, P.Ms.
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No. 54. Vaughan, Maple. W. Bro. J. T. Pollock, P.M.
and Proxy; R.W. Bro. J. B. McLean, V.W. Bro. Thos. A.
Cousins, W. Bro. Jas. A. Rose, P.Ms.
No. 55, Merrickville. Merrickville. W. Bro. J. H. Web-
ster, W M.
No. 56, Victoria, Sarnia. W. Bro. John R. Simpson,
W.M.; Bro. Jas. F. Newton, S.W.; R. W. Bro. Alex.
Saunders, W. Bros. A. B. Johnston and G. E. Wadland,
P.Ms.
No. 57, Harmonv, Binbrook. W. Bro, Jas. D. Rose,
W.M.
No. 58, Doric, Ottawa. W. Bro. \V. A. Oliver, W.M.;
M.W. Bro. S. A. Luke, R.W.; Bro. J. C. Bartram, W. Bros.
C. W. Jeffrey and J. A. Hocking, P.Ms.
No. 61, Acacia, Hamilton. W. Bro. A. H. Tallman, W.
M.; Bros. A. Lavis, S.W.; S. A. Wait, J.W.; R.W. Bro. W.
H. Wardrope, W. Bros. H. W. Temple and C. H. Nix, P.
Ms.
No. 62, St. Andrew's, Caledonia. R.W. Bro. Jas. Mc
Gregor and W. Bro. J. A. Hainer, P.Ms.
No. 63, St. John's, Carleton Place. W. Bro. F. C. Mc
Diarmid, W.M.
No. 64, Kilwinning, London. W. Bro. W. Lancaster,
W.M.; R.W. Bro. U. A. Buchner, V.W. Bro. J. E. Keavs,
W. Bros. F. Marshall, J. H. Flock, E. W. M. Flock, W. W.
Gammage, A. A. Campbell and J. J. Dyer, P.Ms.
No. 65, Rehoboam, Toronto. W. Bro. Fred. A. Lee,
W.M.; Bro. Wm. H. Stainton, S.W.; Bro. P. H. Jennings,
J.W.; R.W. Bro. R. W. Clewlo, V.W. Bro. Geo. H. Mitchell
and W. Bro. John Keith, P.Ms.
No. 68, St. John's, Ingersoll. W. Bro. H. R. Foster,
W.M.; Bro. E. H. Albrough, S.W.; W. Bros. H. P. Stone-
man, John Kerr, A. Hartley, Wm. Peters, F. P. Leake and
John Breckenridge, P.Ms.
No. 69, Stirling, Stirling. W. Bro. Roy O. Heath, W.
M.; R.W. Bro. J. McC. Potts, P.M.
No. 72, Alma, Gait. W. Bro. James Ritchie, W.M.
No. 73, St. James, St. Marys. W. Bro. R. Goodhand,
W.M.; Bro. N. L. Brandon, S.W.; Bro. M. Salvadge, J.W.;
V.W. Bro. J. G. Constable, W. Bros. Thos. L. Sinclair, A.
Jackson, A. Williard, J. F. Cardwell, J. Hylands and A.
Deviney, P.Ms.
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No. 75, St. John's, Toronto. W. Bro. A. A. Daniel,
W.M.: Bro. C. F. Boddy, S.W.; Bro. T. H. Fitzpatrick, J.
W.; W. Bros. J. G. Gladman, G. W. Grant, A. Fairgrieve,
H. G. Langley and J. Rogerson, P.Ms.
No. 76, O.xford, Woodstock. W. Bro. P. B. Kerr, W.
M.; R.W. Bro. J. W. Dutton, P.M.
No. 77, Faithful Brethren, Lindsay. R.W. Bro J. B.
Begg, P.M. and Proxy; M.W. Bro. J. E. Harding.
No. 79, Simcce, Bradford. Bro. W. J. Creighton, J.W.
No. 81, St. John's, Mount Brydges. \V. Bro. John R.
Waters, W.M.; R.W. Bro. H. G. Lindsay, W. Bros. C. O.
Winter, Wm. Young, C. I. Bateman, E. R. Bond, Asa
Lipsit and David Small, P.Ms.
No. 82, St. John's, Paris. W. Bro. M. C. Hawley, W.
M.; Bro. W. H. Rutherford, S.W\; W. Bro. W. J. Logie,
P.M.
No. 83, Beaver, Strathroy. W^ Bro. D. J. Donaldson,
P.M. and Proxy; R.W. Bro. Wm. Milner, V.W. Bro. R. F.
Richardson, and W. Bro. Geo. McBeth, P.Ms.
No. 86, Wilson, Toronto. W. Bro. W. H. Black, W.M.;
R.W. Bro. E. M. Carleton, P.M.
No. 87, Markham Union, Markham. Bro. J. S. Bell,
J.W.; W. Bros. F. A. Reesor and R. A. Mason, P.Ms.
No. 88, St. George's, Owen Sound. W. Bros. E. A.
McKay and John M. Campbell, P.Ms.
No. 91, Colborne, Colborne. W. Bro, G. M. Peebles,
P.M. and Proxy.
No. 92, Cataraqui, Kingston. Bro. W. A. King, J.W.;
R.W. Bros. A. Shaw. J. W^ Birkett and W. Bro. John Pear-
son, P.Ms.
No. 93, Northern Light, Kincardine. W. Bro. R. W.
Clements, W.M.; W. Bro. W. J. Morrison, P.M.
No. 94. St. Marks, Port Stanley. W. Bro. Geo.
WilHams, W.M.
No. 96, Corinthian, Barrie. W. Bro. Wm. A. Lewis,
W.M.; M. W. Bro. D. F. Macwatt, W. Bro. John Little,
P.Ms.
No. 97, Sharon, Queensville. W. Bro. Samuel Miller,
W.M.; W. Bro. Wm. G. Hill, P.M.
No. 98, True Blue, Bolton. W. Bro. W. M. Noble. P.
M.
No. 99, Tuscan, Newmarket. W. Bro. J. G. Muir, W.
M.
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No. 100, Valley, Dundas. R.W. Bro. F. A. Latshaw,
P.M. and Proxy; W. Bro. W. A. McPherson, P.M.
No. 103, Maple Leaf, St. Catharines. W. Bro. A. L.
Jackson, P.M. and Proxy.
No. 104, St. John's, Norwich. W. Bro. W. E. Murdel,
W.M.; Bro. E. Irwin. S.W.; Bro. vS. G. Kinsey, J.W.; R.W.
Bro. C. G. Hulet and W. Bro. G. \V. Poldon, P.Ms.
No. 105, St. Mark's, Niagara Falls. W. Bro. Fred.
Trelford, W.M.; W. Bno. C. J. Didemus, P.M.
No. 107, St. Paul's, Lambeth. Bro. Roy Bowey, S.W.;
R.W. Bro. G. H. Poad, W. Bros. Wm. Heron, Duncan Mc
Pherson, F. Adams, P.Ms.
No. 108, Blenheim, Princeton. W. Bro. W. P. Black-
more, W.M.; Bro. W. P. Scott, S. W.; W. Bro. T. J. Raw-
linson, P.M.
No. 110, Central. Prescott. W. Bro. Edward McNally,
W.AL
No. 113, Wilson, Waterford. W. Bro. C. J. Cunning-
ham, W.M.; Bro. R. D. Gibson, J.W.; R.W. Bro. James
Ross and W. Bro. D. A. Hill, P.Ms.
No. 114, Hope, Pert Hope. W. Bro. J. T. George, W
M.
No. 11.5, Ivy, Bean:sville. W. Bro. H. F. Vidall, W.
M.; Bro. M. Frampton, vS.W.
No. 116, Cassia, Thedford. W. Bro. Asa Rumford, W.
M.; R.W. Bro. Geo. Sutherland, W. Bros. F. Jennings,
Robt. McKenzie and J. D. Morrison, P.IMs.
No. 118, Union, Schomberg. W. Bro. M. A. Brandon,
P.M. and Proxy; W. Bro. Frank Attridge, P.M.
No. 120, Warren, Fingal. W. Bro. D. J. Scott, W.M.;
Bro. F. Clans, J.W.
No. 121, Doric, Brantford. W. Bro. C. D. Chapin, W.
M.; W. Bros. J. C. Spence, M. Wilbee, J. L, Dixon, M.
McCormack, W. A. Robinson, C. J. Parker, T. R. Logan,
G. U. Baird and J. A. Hainer, P.Ms.
No. 122, Renfrew, Renfrew. W. Bro. R. F. Eraser,
W.M.; R.W. Bro. H. Cox, P.M.
No. 123, Belleville, Belleville. W. Bro. R. A. Backus,
W.M.; R.W. Bro. Wm. N. Ponton, P.M.
No. 125, Cornwall, Cornwall. W. Bro. John Hunter,
W.M.
No. 127, Franck, Frankford. W. Bro. J. B. Lowery.
W.M.
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No. 128, Pembroke, Pembroke. W. Bro. W. F. Gar-
row, W.M.; M.W. Bro. J. H. Burritt, V.W. Bro. J. G.
Forgie, P.Ms.
No. 129, Rising Sun, Aurora. V.W. Bro. H. J. Charles,
P.M. and Proxy; Bro. Ford Butler, J.W.; R.W. Bro. E. M.
Carleton, \V. Bros. J. G. McDonald, A. E. Hancock and
Eli Braund, P.Ms.
No. 136,- Richardson, Stouffville. W. Bro. O. Baker,
W.M.; W. Bro. \V. H. Shaw, P.M.
No. 140, Malahide, Aylmer. Bro. E. O. Whitesides,
S.W.; W. Bro. J. L. Millard, P.M.
No. 141, Tudor, Mitchell. W. Bro. S. A. Hewitt, W.
M.; Bro. C. G. Thompson, S.W.; Bro. J. A. Myers, J.W.;
W. Bro. Wm. Schaffer, W. Bros. S. F. Porterfield and L.
Mortson, P.Ms.
No. 142, Excelsior, Morrisburg. W. Bro. A. H. Cassel-
man, W.M.
No. 143, Friendly Brothers, Iroquois. W. Bro. Edward
Strader, W.M.
No. 144, Tecumseh, Stratford. W. Bro. T. J. Kyle,
W.M.; R.W. Bro. S. J. Mallion, W. Bros. A. A. McKenzie,
Wm. McKellar, W. H. Hurrell, J. Stevenson and F. A.
Copus, P.Ms.
No. 145, J. B. Hall, Millbrook. W. Bro. Geo. S. Car-
veth, W.M.; V.W. Bro. A. Jemison, W. Bros. Chas. Thorn-
dyke and D. Hampden, P.Ms.
No. 146, Prince of Wales, Newburgh. R.W. Bro. R.
W. Longmore, P.M. and Proxy.
No. 147, Mississippi, Almonte. W. Bro. E. W. Oliver,
W.M.
No. 148, Civil Service, Ottawa. W. Bro. A. W. Grant,
W.M.; R.W. Bro. Thos. Shanks, P.M.
No. 151, Grand River, Berlin. W. Bro. J. E. Bilger,
W.M.; Bro. W. H. Williams, S.W.; Bro. W. Downing, J.W.;
W. Bros. M. Schiedel, D. Forsyth, L. IMcBryne, E. P.
Cornell, A. Werner and G. DeKleinhans, P.Ms.
No. 153, Burns, Wyoming. W. Bro. Hugh Hunter, W.
M.
No. 154, Irving, Lucan. W. Bro. W. L. Gibson, W.M.;
W. Bros. Rev. W. Lowe and C. J. Murdy, P.Ms.
No. 155, Peterborough, Peterborough. W. Bro. J. M.
Roszel, W.M.
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No. 156, York, Toronto. W. Bro. W. E. Hopkins, W.
M.; Bro. A. McKennedv, S.W.; Bro. A. W. Urmy, J.W.;
R. W. Bros. A. J. Brown, R. J. Gibson, V. W. Bros. D.
Robertson, R. Ferguson, W. Bros. J. T. Watson, T. W.
Lynn, J. Cook, Chas. IMurphy, P.Ms.
No. 157, Simpson, Newboro'. W. Bro. J. W. Sim-
mons, W.AI.
No. 159, Goodwood, Richmond. W. Bro. S. B. Gordon,
W.AL
No. 162, Forest, Wroxeter. Bro. Wm. Hayes, S.W.
No. 164, Star in the East, Wellington. \V. Bro. Morris
Huff, \V.^^; R.\V. Bro. J. S. Shurie, P.M.
No. 166, Wentworth, Stoney Creek. R.W. Bro. B. E.
Thompson, P.^L and Proxy; W. Bros. Geo. Stewart and
J. L. Chittick, P.Ms.
No. 168, Merritt, Welland. W. Bro. W. H. Brittin,
W.M.; Bro. A. J. Brennan, S. W.; R.W. Bro. J. E. Cohoe,
P.M.
No. 170, Britannia, Seaforth. Bro. L. T. DeLacy, S.W.;
R. W. Bro. Rev. J. W. Hodgins, P. M.
No. 171, Prince of Wales, Lawrence Station. W. Bro.
J. D. Galbraith, W.^L; Bro. J. C. Dundas, S.W.; Bro. J. A.
Kindree, J.W.; W. Bros. D. E. Patterson and J. C. Brown,
P.Ms.
No. 172, Ayr, Ayr. W. Bro. C. E. Merilees, W.M.
No. 177, The Builders', Ottawa. W. Bro J. A. Kendall,
W.M.; R.W. Bro. Wm. Rea and W. Bro. D. A. Esdale, P.
Ms.
No. 180, Speed, Guelph. W. Bro. Thos. E. Cotton,
W.M.; W. Bro. J. R. Coombs, P.M.
No. 181, Oriental, Port Burwell. W. Bro. W. Back-
house, P.M. and Proxy.
No. 184, Old Light, Lucknow. W. Bro. F. L. Arm-
strong, W.M.
No. 186, Plantagenet, Riceyille. R.W. Bro. M. W.
Sheppherd, P.M. and Proxy.
No. 190, Belmont, Belmont. W. Bro. J. A. Moore, W.
AL ; W. Bros. John Ferguson, Gordon McCallum and C. O.
Luton, P.Ms.
No. 192, Orillia, Orillia. W. Bro. A. H. Waite, W.M.;
R.W. Bro. W. H. Tudhope, P.M.
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No. 193, Scotland, Scotland. R.W. Bro. J. A. Messe-
car, P.M. and Proxy; W. Bro. E. B. Muirhead, P.M.
No. 194, Petrolia, Petrolia. W. Bro. R. W. Parker,
W,M,; R.W. Bro. John Sinclair. P.M.
No. 195, Tuscan, London. Bro. Wm. C. Falls, S.W.;
W. Bros. A. N. Udy, C. H. Ziegler, H. R. Abbott, W. H.
Abbott, A. Gillean, and C. A. Whitwam, P.AIs.
No. 196, Madawaska, Arnprior. W. Bro. T. S. Church,
P.M. and Proxy; W. Bros. W. H. Steele and J. C. Williams,
P.Ms.
No. 197, Saugeen, Walkerton. W. Bro. Peter Bremer,
W.M.; W. Bro. A. P. Johnston, P.M.
No. 200, St. Alban's, Mount Forest. W. Bro. R. Gal-
braith, W.M.; W. Bro. Alen Gow, P.M.
No. 201, Leeds, Gananoque. W. Bro. R. J. Webster,
P.M.
No. 203, Irvine, Flora. R.W. Bro. D. B. Miller, P.M.
and Proxy.
No. 205, New Dominion, New Hamburg. W. Bro. F.
H. McCallum, P.M.
No. 209a, St. John's, London. W. Bro. A. J. Smith,
W.M.; Bro. J. B. Smith, S.W.; Bro. C. R. Hoare, J.W.;
R.W. Bro. A. E. Cooper, W. Bros. Geo. E. Logan, T. P.
Elliott, W. J. Smith, W. H. Line, T. H. Weldon, A. W.
White, T. A. Rowat, J. A. Smith, W. J. Weeks, F. E. Har-
ley, P.Ms.
No. 215, Lake, Ameliasburg. W. Bro. R. Parliament,
W.M.
No. 216, Harris, Orangeville. W. Bro. John Kilpatrick,
P.M. and Proxy.
No. 218, Stevenson, Toronto. W. Bro. R. W. Hamil-
ton, W.M.; Bro. W. Wright, J.W.; R.W. Bro. John Watson,
P.M.
No. 220, Zeredatha, Uxbridge. Bro. D. A. Turner, S.
W.; Bro. A. V. Nolan, J.W.; W. Bros. V. M. Hare and W.
S. brmiston, P.Ms.
No. 221, Mountain, Thorold. W. Bro. W. J. Mable,
W.M.; W. Bros. R. L. Shriner and John Herod, P.Ms.
No. 222, Marmora, Marmora. W. Bro. H. W. Sabine,
W.M.
No. 223, Norwood, Norwood. W. Bro. K. G. Thomson,
W.M.
No. 224, Zurich, Hensall. W. Bros. Fred. Mann and
Rev. W. J. Doherty, P.Ms.
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No. 225, Bernard, Listowel. W. Bro. E. T. Greensides,
W.M.; Bro. Alex. Sutherland, S.W.; V.W. Bros. J. H.
Blackmore, Thos. Blackmore, W. Bros. N. Blackmore, J.
Ainley, J. A. Kelly, John Watson, A. St. Geo. Hawkins and
H. B. Morphy, P. Ms.
No. 228, Prince Arthur, Odessa. W. Bro. Wm. For-
syth, W.M.
No. 229, Ionic, Frampton. R.W. Bro. J. R. Fallis,
P.M. and Proxy.
. No. 230, Kerr, Barrie. W. Bro. T. S. Redfern, W.M.
No. 231, Lodge of Fidelity, Ottawa. W. Bro. Robt.
Shaw, W.M.; R.W. Bro. H. W. Wilson, P.M.
No. 232, Can-eron, Dutton. W. Bro. D. J. Galbraith,
W.M.; R.W. Bro. A. E. Roberts, W. Bros. A. S. Backus,
P. A. Duncanson, T. S. Woods and R. Jordan, P.Ms.
No. 233, Doric, ParkhilL W. Bro. C. McPherson, W.
M.; Bro. A. Gilbert, S.W.; R.W. Bro. Wm. Dawson, W.
Bros. J. H. Mahon, Geo. A. Fraser and M.W. Bro. E. E.
Chipman, P.Ms.
No. 236, Manitoba, Cookstown. R.W. Bro. T. Mc
Knight, P.M. and Proxy; Bro. F. G. Campbell, S.W.
No. 237, Vienna, Vienna. R.W. Bro. S. S. Clutten,
P.M. and Proxy.
No. 238, Havelock, Watford. V.W. Bro. W. E. Fitz-
gerald, P.AL
No. 239, Tweed, Tweed. W. Bro. F. E. Brown, W.M..
No 242, Macoy, Mallorytown. R.W. Bro. F. H. Mal-
lory, P.AL and Proxy; V.W. Bro. L. F. Blanchard, P.M.
No. 245, Tecumseh, Thamesville. W. Bro. W. S.
Montgomery, W.M.; R.W. Bro. R. N. Fraser, V.W. Bro.
Robt. Pye, W. Bros. Angus Graham, D. E. Sherman, F. J.
Martin, J. A. Stewart, A. P. Hopper, Jas. A. Pollock, H.
T. Vance, S. Stewart, W. J. Challis and H. J. Fysh, P.Ms.
No. 250, Thistle, Embro. W. Bro. W. Montgomery,
W.M.; Bro. S. McLeod, S.W.; Bro. W. M. Campbell, J.W.
No. 253, Minden, Kingston. W. Bro. W. M. Campbell,
W.RL
No. 254, Clifton, Niagara Falls. W. Bro. W S. Byers,
W.M.; Bro. Geo. T. Shackel, J.W.; R.W. Bro. S. D. War-
ren, P.M.
No. 255, Sydenham, Dresden. W. Bro. W. H. Hopper,
P.M. and Proxy; W. Bro. N. Lindsay, P.M.
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No. 256, Farran's Point, Aultsville. W. Bro. Chas. B.
Rombough, W.ISI.
No. 257, Gait, Gait. W. Bro. H. J. Hannan, P.M. and
Proxv: Bro. Wm. Burnett, S.W.; R.W. Bro. J. H. Cowan,
V.W. Bro. W. S. McKay, W. Bro. G. H. Thomas, P.Ms.
No. 258, Guelph, Guelph. W. Bro. Chas. Penfold, W.
M.; Bro. V. M. Swift, S.W.; W. Bro. Wm. Lodge, P.M.
No. 259. Springfield, Springfield. W. Bro. T. M. Moore
W.M.; W. Bros. R. B. McKenney, J. F. Harris, W. I.
Aitkin, P.Ms.
No. 260, Washington, Petrolia. W. Bro. H. Mc
Naughton, W.M.
No. 262, Harriston, Harriston. W. Bro. F. G. Blacker,
W.M.
No. 263, Forest, Forest. W. Bro. J. J. Prout, W.M.
No. 264, Chaudiere, Ottawa. W. Bro. J. A. Reid, W.
M.; W. Bros. Thos. Saunders and C. H. B. Sievers, P.Ms.
No. 265, Patterson, Thornhil!. W. Bro. W. C. Gohn,
W.M.; R.W. Bro. J. K. Francis, V.W. Bro. R. S. Thompson
and W. Bro. E. A. James, P.Ms.
No. 266, Northern Light, Stayner. W. Bro. R. C. Mc
Dermid, P.M. and Proxy; R. W. Bro. J. W. Bethune, P.M.
No. 267, Parthenon, Chatham. W. Bro. D. W. Mc
Donald, W.M.; R.W. Bro. J. W. Draper and W. Bro. A.
M. Burtch, P.Ms.
No. 269, Brougham Union, Claremont. W. Bro. D.
M. Morgan, W.M.
No. 274, Kent, Blenheim. W. Bro. W. J. Campbell,
W.M.; W. Bros. J. H. Holmes, W. R. Fellows, Jr., and M.
R. Pardo, P.Ms.
No. 276, Teeswater, Teeswater. W. Bro. James B.
Chalmers, W.M.
No. 277, Seymour, Port Dalhousie. Bro. W. A. Hunter,
J.W.; R.W. Bro. J. M. A. Waugh, P.M.
No. 279, New Hope, Hespeler. W. Bro. E. Garland,
P.M. and Proxy.
No. 282, Lome, Glencoe. W. Bro. W. W. Hurley, W.
M.; Bro. J. A. McKellar, S.W.; W. Bros. F. Hueston and
J. Laughton, P.Ms.
No. 283, Eureka, Belleville. W. Bro. H. W. Akerman,
W.M.; V.W. Bro. A. R. Walker, W. Bros. L. E. Allen and
Geo. Dawkins, P.Ms.
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No. 284, St. John's, Brussels. \V. Bro. A. H. McDon-
ald, W.M.; W. Bros. M. Black and S. Wilton, P.Ms.
No. 285, Seven Star, AUiston. W. Bro. W. J. Hill, P.
M. and Proxy; \V. Bro. E. J. Brown and W. Bro. R. J.
Wallace, P. Ms.
No. 286, Wingham, Wingham. R.W. Bro. George
Spotton, V.W. Bro. John Ritchie, P.Ms.
No. 287, Shuniah, Port Arthur. W. Bro. A. V. Bliss,
W.M.
No. 289, Doric, Lobo. W. Bro. M. G. Barclay, W.M.;
Bro. H. W. Zavitz, S.W.; Bro. H. E. Heath, J.W.; W. Bros.
S. A. Graham, P. L. Graham and J. vS. Dewar, P.Ms.
No. 290, Leamington, Leamington. W. Bro. L. J.
Wright, P.M. and Proxy; W. Bro. B. W. Cox, P.M.
No. 291, Dufferin, W. Flamboro'. W. Bro. Allan
Baker, W.M.
No. 295, Conestogo, Drayton. Bro. G. H. Hines-
S.W.; W. Bros. John Gordon, R. F. Aitchison, E. Flath .
Geo. H. Awde, C. N. Jack, Jesse T. Jack, Calvert Scarr,
J. R. Towriss and T. H. Henderson, P.Ms.
No. 296, Temple, St. Catharines. W. Bro. John Madill,
W.M.; Bro. Wilfrid Harrop, J.W.; W. Bros. C. A. Brown,
W. A. MacLean, Jas. Dakers, P.Ms.
No. 297, Preston, Preston. W. Bro. H. L. Clare, W.
M.; W. Bro. John Sohrt, P.M.
No. 299, Victoria, Centreville. W. Bro. H. A. Cars-
callen, W.M.
No. 300, Mount Olivet, Thorndale. R.W. Bro R. L.
Guest, P.M.
No. 302, St. David's, St. Thomas. W. Bro. A. A.
Ingram, W.M.; W. Bro. F. W. Wright, P.^L
No. 303, Blyth, Blyth. W. Bro. J. A. McTaggart, W.
M.; Bro. Thos. Sampson, J.W.; W. Bros. Peter Scott, A.
W. Beacom and R. Vint, P.Ms.
No, 304, Minerva, Stroud. W. Bro. Wm. Latimer, W.
M.; W. Bro. A. W. Green, P.M.
No. 306, Durham, Durham. W. Bro. W. H. Hartley,
P.AL
No. 307, Arkona, Arkona. Bro. J. A. Mcintosh, J.W. ;
W. Bros. Herbert Hall and Fred. Patterson, P.Ms.
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No. 309, Morning Star, Carlow. W. Bro. Geo. F.
Youngblut. W.M.; V.W. Bro. John Varcoe, W. Bros. B. C.
Weir, H. HiH, John Wilson, P.Ms.
No. 312, Pnyx, VVallaceburg. W. Bro. G. E. Norman,
P.M. and Proxy.
No. 314, Blair, Palmerston. W. Bro. Walter White,
W.M.; Bro. H. W. Ladd, S.W.; V.W. Bro. Hugh Hvndman,
P.M.
No. 316, Doric. Toronto. W. Bro. H. E. Reid, W.M.;
Bro. R. H. Dee. S.W.; W. Bro. J. B. Sutherland, P.M.
No. 318, Wilmot, Baden. W. Bro. Allen BechteL W.
M.; Bro. H. C. Schunm, J.W.; V. W. Bro. J. R. Livingston'
and W. Bro. W. Waugh, P.Ms.
No. 322, North Star, Owen Sound. R.W. Bro. Rev.
G. A. Woodside and R.W. Bro. D. Rutherford, P.Ms.
No. 323, Alvinston, Alvinston. W. Bro. H. A. Gilrov,
P.M. and Proxy; R.W. Bro. P. P. Winn, P.M.
No. 324, Temple, Hamilton. M.W. Bro. Sir John M.
Gibson, W. Bro. W. Amor, P.INIs.
No. 326, Zetland, Toronto. W. Bro. Fred. Woodland,
W.M.; M.W. Bros. E. T. Malone, W. D. McPherson, R.W.
Bro. Geo. H. Smith, V.W. Bros. D. G. Sturrock and J.
B. Hutchins, W. Bro. John Wilson, P.Ms.
No. 327. Hammond, Wardsville. W. Bro. Wm. A.
Connelly, W.M.; W. Bros. Geo. Snelgrove and H. A. Wilson
P.Ms.
No. 328, Ionic, Napier. W. Bros. C. W. Sawyers and
A. Rogers, P.Ms.
No. 329, King Solomon's, Jarvis. W. Bro. G. L. Miller
P.M. and Proxy.
No. 330, Corinthian, London. W. Bro. J. A. Elgie,
W.M.; R.W. Bro. J. W. Metherell, W. Bros. W. H. Irvine,
Robt. Bonney, E. Hayden, W. A. Hunter, L. Davis and J.
B. Adams, P.Ms.
No. 331, Fordwich, Fordwich. W. Bro. Cha^. Harris,
W.M.; W. Bro. Norman McLaughlin, P.M.
No. 332, Stratford, Stratford. W. Bro. E. A. Robert-
son, W.M.; Bro. E. Denroche, S.W.; Bro. R. Choyce. J.W.;
R.W. Bros. H. W. Baker and J. A. Macfadden, P.Ms.
No. 333, Prince Arthur, Flesherton. R.W. Bro. T. A.
Blakely, P.M. and Proxy.
No. 334, Prince Arthur, Arthur. W. Bro. Peter Greig
W.M.; V.W. Bro. R. T. Tindale, P.M.
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No. 336, Highgate, Highgate. W. Bro. Jas. A. Tavlor,
W.M.
No. 338, Dufferin, Wellandport. R.W. Bro. Robt.
Gracey, V.W. Bro. N. Shafley, W. Bros. W. J. Steward,
Harris Robins, C. Putman, P.Ms.
No. 339, Orient, Toronto. W. Bro. F. H. Anderson,
P.M. and Proxy: R.W. Bro. A. B. Crosby, W. Bros. B.
Cairns and A. M. Thorn, P.Ms.
No. 341, Bruce, Tiverton. W. Bro. John A. McKin-
non, W.M.; \V. Bro. A. J. Bell, P.M.
No. 343, Georgina, Toronto. W. Bro. J. W. Houston,
W.M.; Bro. J. H. Hamilton, S.W.; R.W. Bros. H. T. White,
W. N. Shaver, John Tanner, W. Bros. J. J. Speirs, W. R.
Madill, John Billinghurst, H. C. Tugwell, H. F. E. Kent,
O. P. McGregor, N.R. Cooper, P. Ms.
No. 344, Merrill, Dorchester. V.W. Bro. W. H. Chit-
tick, P.M.
No. 345, Nilestown, Nilestown. W. Bro. R. R. Lee'
W.M.; Bro. J. W. Cochran. S.W.; Bro. Henry Martin, J.W.i
R.W\ Bro. G. H. Poad. W. Bros. Jos. Wilson, R. Dengate.
Chas. Jackson and R. H. Reid, P.Ms.
No. 346, Occident, Toronto. W. Bro. Thos. J. Bennett,
W.M.; R.W. Bro. Jos. Beck; V.W. Bro. Robt. Charlton,
W. Bros. R. B. Magill, Jos. Howlett, R. L. Shriner, Wm.
Crackle, W. R. Hardy, J. W. Lawrence, J. H. Murray,
P.Ms.
No. 347, Mercer, Fergus. W. Bro. A. W. Muir, W.M.;
R.W. Bro. P. Perry, W. Bros. J. A. Goodall, A. W. Rich-
ardson, W. A. Ross, T. N. Wansbrough, T. W. Milne,
P.Ms.
No. 352 Granite, Parry Sound. W. Bro. J. L. Moore,
W.M.; W. Bro. S. Harris, P.^L
No. 354, Brock, Cannington. W. Bro. Thos. Foster,
P.M. and Proxy; W. Bro. R. L. Corlett, P.M.
No. 356, River Park, Streetsville. W. Bro. M. W. Oli-
ver, P.M.
No. 358, Delaware Valley, Delaware. W. Bro. L.
Stillson, P.^L and Proxy; W. Bros. A. B. Smith and Fred.
Rookes, P.Ms.
No. 360, Muskoka, Bracebridge. W. Bro. P. P. Camp-
bell. W.M.; R.W. Bro. Isaac Huber, V.W. Bro. F. P.
Warne, V.W. Bro. J. H. Elliott and W. Bro. F. S. Morris,
P.Ms.
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No. 361, Waverley, Guelph. W. Bro. J. D. McArthur,
W.M.; Bro. Alex. Jaffray, S.W.; V.W. Bro. W. C. Benson and
W. Bro. Chas. Law, P.Ms.
No. 362, Maple Leaf, Tara. W. Bro. R. T. Shannon,
W.M.
No. 364, Dufferin, Melbourne. W. Bro. Geo. J. Steven-
son, P.M. and Proxy; W. Bro. Geo. Haggerty, W. Bro.
Isaac J. Stevenson, P.Ms.
No. 367, St. George, Toronto. V.W. Bro. Frank
Saunders, P.M. and Proxy; Bro. R. B. Dargavel, J.W.; W.
Bro. J. W. Hickson, P.M.
No. 368, Salem, Brockville. R.W. Bro. \V. H. Mowat,
F.M.
No. 369, Mimico, Lambton Mills. W. Bro. R. E. Port,
P.M. and Proxy.
No. 371, Prince of Wales, Ottawa. W. Bro. W. B.
Snow, W.M.
No. 372, Palmer, Bridgeburg. W. Bro. Wm. C. Tait,
W.M.
No. 374, Keene, Keene. W. Bro. A. B. Smithson, P.
M.
No. 376, Unity, Huntsville. W. Bro. E. H. Flaxman,
W.M.; W. Bro. P. C. Marsh, P.M.
No. 377, Lome, Shelburne. W. Bro. E. S. Patterson,
W.M.; W. Bro. J. R. Mills, P.M.
No. 378, King Solomon's, London. W. Bro. F. Ware,
W.M.; Bro. J. E. Middleton, S.W.; R.W. Bros. T. G. Davis,
E. T. Essery, W. Bros. J. H. Hobbs, F. H. Thompson, H.
McPherson, Geo. Finnegan, B. E. Wilson, Jos. McDougall,
G. A. Stilson, John Hobbs, P.Ms.
No. 379, Middlesex, Bryanston. W. Bro. Jas. A. Mc
Falls, W.M.; W. Bro. Geo. Kenny, P.M.
No. 380, Union, London. W. Bro. D. J. Patterson, W.
M.; Bro. J. D. Moran, J.W.; R.W. Bro. J. W. Wallace,
W. Bros. Stephen Grant, Benj. Noble, J. H. Moran, H.
Stratfold, F. F. Simmons, O. J. Bridle, W. C. Fitzgerald,
A. C. Nobbs, B. F. Brighton, P.Ms.
No. 382, Doric, Hamilton. W. Bro. A. B. Clark, P. M.
and Proxy; V.W. Bro. Geo. B. Perry, P.M.
No. 383, Henderson, Winchester. W. Bro. J. D.
Stewart, W.M.
No. 384, Alpha, Toronto. W. Bro. R. S. Muir, W.M.;
R.W. Bro. H. C. Scully and W. Bro. W. R. Ledger, P.Ms.
28 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
No. 385, Spry, Beeton. W. Bro. D. S. Morrow, P.M.
and Proxy.
No. 386, McColl, West Lome. W. Bro. W. H. Bole,
W.M.; R.W. Bros. D. J. Webster, J. Milner, W. Bros. Jos.
M. Conway, Peter Stalker, J. J. Stalker, J. A. Fuller, D.
McKillop, D. M. Leitch, A. Petherick, H. Ripley, W. T.
Merritt, J. D. Campbell, P.Ms.
No. 388, Henderson, Ilderton. W. Bros. A. F. Barclay
and W. G. Taylor, P.Ms.
No. 391, Howard, Ridgetown. R.W. Bro. J. A. C.
Anderson, P.IM,
No. 392, Huron, Camlachie. W. Bro. S. W. Trusler.
P.M.
No. 394, King Solomon's, Thamesford. W. Bro. W.
W. McLeod, W.M.; W. Bros. G. R. :\Iills, F. Patterson, C.
Brock, J. W. Smith, W. B. Leslie and J. McMartin, P.Ms.
No. 395, Parvaim, Comber. \'.W. Bro. A. J. Brown,
W. Bro. H. N. Collier, P.IMs.
No. 396, Cedar, Wiarton. W. Bro. S. E. Foster, P.M.
No. 400, Oakville, Oakville. Bro. J. W. West, S.W.
No. 402, Central, Essex. W. Bro. S. B. Green, W.M.
No. 403, Windsor, Windsor. W. Bro. F. H. Daniel,
W.M.; Bro. A. G. Roberts, S W.; R.W. Bro. Rev. W. H.
Snelgrove, W. Bros. C. Koelln and G. H. Nairn, P.Ms.
No. 404, Lome, Tamworth. W. Bro. W. B. Richardson
W.M.
No. 405, Mattawa, Mattawa. R.W. Bro. C. W.
Haentschel, W. Bro. E. Rowan Legg, P.Ms.
No. 408, Murray, Beaverton. W. Bro. Frank Rilance,
W.M. '
No. 409, Golden Rule, Gravenhurst. W. Bro. J. C.
Davidson, P.M. and Proxy.
No. 410, Zeta, Toronto. W. Bro. Jos. Pease, W.M.;
Bro. B. F. Selby, J.W.; W. Bros. T. E. Cuffe, D. Grigg, E.
A. Faulds, J. G. Cane, B. F. Selby, P.^s-
No. 411, Rodney, Rodney. W. Bro. J. O, Shaw, W.M.;
W. Bros. H. McL. Patterson, P. A. McVicar, P.Ms.
No. 412, Keystone, Sault Ste. Marie. W. Bro. W. A.
Simpson. P.M. and Proxy; R.W. Bro. J. B. Way, W. Bro.
C. W. IMcCrea, P.Ms.
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No. 415, Fort William, Fort William. W. Bro. T. J.
Stenhouse, W.M.; R. \V. Bro. E. E. Wood, P.M.
No. 416, Lyn, Lyn. W. Bro. Maurice Brown, P.M. and
Proxy.
No. 418, Maxville, Maxville. W. Bro. Angus Christie,
W.M.
No. 419, Bismarck, Sarnia. W. Bro. J. Lester, P.M.
and Proxy; W. Bro. W. J. Alcock, P.M.
No. 420, Nipissing, North Bay. W. Bro. Harry Thorpe,
W.M.; R.W. Bros. A. J. Young, N. J. McCubbin, W. Bro.
J. A. Smith, P.Ms.
No. 421, Scott, Grand Valley. R.W. Bro. R. R. Hop-
kins, W. Bro. G. H. Cooper, P.Ms.
No. 422, Star of the East, Bothwell. W. Bro. E. Hope,
P.M. and Proxy; W. Bros. E. Lee, J. J. Vincent, W. H.
Bradley, L. G. Crouch, R. T. Drew, H. Bloom and J. H.
McLeod, P.Ms.
No. 423, Strong, Sundridge. W. Bro. W. A. McFad-
gen, P.iM. and Proxy; R.W. Bro. Jos. Edgar, P.M.
No. 424, Doric, Pickering. W. Bro. W. H. Crummer,
P.M. and Proxy.
No. 426, Stanley, Toronto. R.W. Bro. A. J. Anderson,
P.M. and Proxy.; Bro. G. R. Moore, J.W.; W. Bro. E.
Irvine, P.M.
No. 427, Nickel, Sudbury. W. Bro. Wm. McDonald,
W.M.; W. Bro. J. A. Sharp, P.M.
No. 429, Port Elgin, Port Elgin. W. Bro. A. G. Miller,
P.M. and Proxy. W. Bro. S. H. Langford, P.M.
No. 430, Acacia, Toronto. W. Bro. R. H. Reynolds,
W.M.; R.W. Bro. W. F. Walters, V.W. Bros. John Parsell,
R. G. Allen, W. Bros. J. W. Prestwick, A. M. Heron, T. H.
P. Hammett and A. Johnston, P.Ms.
No. 431, Moravian, Cargill. W. Bro. J. Alexander,
P.M. and Proxy; R.W. Bro. W. J. Loughleen, P.M.
No. 432, Hanover, Hanover. W. Bro. J. Mills, P.M.
No. 434, Algonquin, Emsdale. W. Bro. W. G. Ger-
hart, W.M.; R.W. Bro. R. McConkey, W. Bro. J. Q.
Adams, P.Ms.
No. 435, Havelock, Havelock. W. Bro. R. A.
Buchanan, W.M.; R.W. Bro. Hv. T. Andrews. W. Bro. J.
H. Boylen, P.Ms.
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No. 437, Tuscan, Sarnia. W. Bro. A. G. Wheeler, W.
M.; R.W. Bro. John Bovd, \V. Bro. W. Caster, E. B-
Phelps, P.Ms.
No. 438, Harmony, Toronto. W. Bro. F. R. Beatty,
W.M.; Bro. Jas. Gorrie, J.W.; R.W. Bro. J. B. Nixon, W.
Bros. E. J. Repath, J. A. Rowland, W. F. Elliott, P.Ms.
No. 439, Alexandria. Alexandria. W. Bro. H. L.
Cheney, W.:M.
No. 440, Arcadia. Minden. W. Bro. R. L. Hughes,
P.M. and Proxy; R.W. Bro. J. W. Watson, P.M.
No. 447, Sturgeon Falls, Sturgeon Falls. W. Bro. S.
P. Poland, W.AI.
No. 449, Dundalk, Dundalk. W. Bro. A. McMurchy,
W.M.
No. 451, Somerville, Kinmount. W. Bro. Geo. Daw-
kins, P.M.
No. 454, Corona. Burk's Falls. W. Bro. A. J. Collins,
W.M.; Bro. W. E. Bunt, J.W.; R.W. Bro. Jos. Hillier, V.W.
Bro. J. J. Wilson, P^Ms.
No. 456, Elma, Monkton. Bro. Rev. A. E. Doan, S.
W.; Bro. Geo. B. Manton, J.W.; W. Bros. C. H. Merrv-
field, A. Chalmers, J. S. Ellacott, P.Ms.
No. 458, Wales, Wales. W. Bro. O. Eaman, W.:M.
No. 459, Cobden, Cobden. W. Bro. F. R. Taylor, W.
M.
M.
No. 461, Ionic, Rainy River. W. Bro. D. McBane, W-
No. 462, Temiskaming, Rainy River. W. Bro. J. H.
Brown, W.M.; W. Bro. E. Monaghan, P.M.
No. 463, North Entrance, Haliburton. R.W. Bro. R.
Clark, P.IM. and Proxy; W. Bro. E. Y. Spur, P.M.
No. 466, Coronation, Elmvale. W. Bro. Chas. Eraser,
W.M.
No. 467, Tottenham, Tottenham. W. Bro. A. A. Mc-
Kenzie, P.M.
No. 469, Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie. W. Bro. John M.
Begg, P.M. and Proxy.
No. 471, King Edward VII., Chippawa. W. Bro. W. J.
Montgomery, W.M.
No. 473, The Beaches, Toronto. W. Bro. Geo. L.
Gardiner, P.M. and Proxy.
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No. 474, Victoria, Toronto. W. Bro. W. J. Wadsworth,
W.M.; R.W. Bro. R. R. Hopkins, V.W. Bro. W. E. Birrell,
W. Bros. F. J. I. Whetter, G. H. Cooper, J. E. Weatherhill,
P.Ms.
No. 475, Dundurn, Hamilton. W. Bro. G. H. Lanigan,
P.M. and Proxy.
No. 476, Corinthian, North Gower. W. Bro. John Kerr,
P.M. and Proxy.
No. 477, Harding, Woodville. W. Bro. J. J. Ruan. P.
M. and Proxy.
No. 478, Milverton, Milverton. W. Bro. Geo. A. Barth,
W.M.
No. 479, Russell, Russell. W. Bro. A. A. Eraser, W.
M.; V.W. Bro. Philip Proudfoot, P.AI.
No. 480, Williamsburg, Williamsburg. W. Bro. Ezra
Barkley, W.M.
No. 481, Corinthian, Toronto. W. Bro. C. H. Corton,
P.M.
No. 483, Granton, Granton. W. Bro. Rich. Hobbs, W.
M.; R.W. Bro. Rev. J. Abery, W. Bros. T. S. Hill, Wm.
Dann, Chas. Lang, A. J. Chatworthy, R. T. Raycroft, C.
C. Powers, P.M.
No. 485, Haileybury, Haileybury. W. Bro. W. J. Attig,
W.M.; R.W. Bro. N. J. McAulay, P.M.
No. 486, Silver, Cobalt. V.W. Bro. R. H. James, W.
Bro. J. D. Byrnes, P.Ms.
No. 488, King Edward, Harrow. W. Bro. T. B. Adams,
W.M.; W. Bro. H. O. Pearse, P.M.
No. 489, Osiris, Smith's Falls. W. Bro. F. O. Whit-
comb, W.M.; W. Bros. W. L. Tail, J. F. O'Brien, E.
Rowan Legge, J. M. Coombs, H. A. Ross, W. T. Ferguson,
R. C. Rose, G. W. Bilbrough, P.Ms.
No. 491, Cardinal, Cardinal. W. Bro. Willis Fletcher,
W.M.
No. 493, St. Marys, St. Marys. W. Bro. A. E. Brown,
W.M.; Bro. G. Miller, J.W.; W. Bros. T. E. Grainger, P. T.
Coupland, R. M. Northgrave, Thos. L. Sinclair, P.Ms.
No. 494, Riverdale, Toronto. Bro. S. Hunt, S.W.; W.
Bros. W. M. Miskelly, J. M. Malcolm, H. Mcintosh, P.Ms.
No. 495, Electric, Hamilton. W. Bro. Roy Mcintosh,
P.M. and Proxy.
32 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
No. 496, University, Toronto. Bro. W. J. McCallum,
S.W.; M.W. Bro. D. F. Macwatt, V.W. Bro. A. G. Hor-
wood, W. Bros. J. B. Brennen, E. A. James, P.Ms.
No. 499, Port Arthur, Port Arthur. \V. Bro. R. Routly,
W.M.
No. 500, Rose, Windsor. W. Bro. Geo. E. Rason, W.
M.; Bro. W. J. Beaslev, J.W.; V.W. Bro. M. P. McAIaster,
P.M.
No. 502, Coronation, Smithville. W. Bro. E. D. Arm-
strong, W.M.; Bro. J. H. Patterson. J.W.; W. Bros. J. S.
Davis, H. Gracey, J. R. Goring, P.Ms.
No. 503, Inwood, Inwood. W. Bro. \V. R. Dawson, W.
M.; Bro. Geo. Graham, S.W.; Bro. J. W. Johnston, J.W.;
W. Bro. J. Vance, P.M.
No. 504, Otter, Lombardy. \V. Bro. C. Nicholls, P.M.
and Proxy.
No. 505, Lynden, Lynden. \V. Bro. J. K. Jones, P.M.
No. 506, Porcupine, Porcupine. W. Bro. Robt. Sims,
W,M.: Bro. Geo. Bannerman, S.W.; R.W. Bro. C. W.
Haentschel, P.M.
No. 508, Ozias, Brantford. \V. Bro. Jos. Broadbent,
W. Bro. \Vm. B. Scace, P.Ms.
No. 509, Twin City. Berlin. W. Bro. W. E. Finnegan,
W.M.; Bro. J. H. Wood, S.W.; W. Bros. C. O. Hemphill,
S. A. Smithson, L. Norman, J. A. Hallman, R. J. Kerr, P.Ms.
No. 512, Malone, Sutton West. W. Bro. W. M. Oliver,
P.M. and Proxy.
No. 513, Corinthian, Hamilton. W. Bro. Geo. Britton,
W.M.; Bro. F. R. Martin, J.W.
No. 514, St. Alban's, Toronto. W Bro. W. S. Milne,
W.M.; R.W. Bro. Henry T. Smith, P.M.
No. 515, Reba, Brantford. W. Bro. T. J. Kirbv. W.M.;
W. Bro. D. E. Russell, P.M.
No. 516, Enterprise, Beachburg. W. Bro. A. Munroe,
P.M. and Proxy.
No. 517, Hazeldean, Hazeldean. W. Bro. R. H. Grant,
P.M. and Proxy,
No. 519, Onondaga, Onondaga. R.W. Bros. Jas. Mc
Gregor and E. E. Wood, P.Ms.
No. 520, Coronati, Toronto. W. Bro. J. A. Burry, W.
^I.; Bro. Jas. H. Henry, S.W.; Bro. C. W. Gigg, J.W.; W.
Bros. Thos. New, C. R. Sneath, R. B. McGill, Jas. G.
Shaw, PMs.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 33
No. 521, Ontario, Windsor. W. Bro. Alex. Moir, W.M.
No. 522, Mount Sinai, Toronto. R.W. Bro. H. C.
Scully, P.M.
No. 525, Temple, Toronto. W. Bro. W. J. Sheppard,
P.M. and Proxy.
No. 526, Ionic, Westboro'. W. Bro. Thomas Saunders,
P.M. and Proxy.
No. 527, Espanola, Espanola. W. Bro. LeBaron Dibble,
W.M.
No. 530, Cociirane, Cochrane. W. Bro. \V. S. Carter,
W.M.
No. 531, High Park, Toronto. W. Bro. E. W. Hermis-
ton, W.M.; W. Bros. W. C. Burch and T. S. Young, P.Ms.
No. 532, Canada, Toronto. W. Bro. J. E. Baker, W.
M.; Bro. F. A. Gibbons, S.W\; Bro. H. M. Alchin, J.W.
No. 533, Shamrock, Toronto. R.W. Bros. H. C. Scully
and E. M. Carleton. P.Ms.
ADDRESS OF THE CRAFT IN LONDON TO
THE GRAND MASTER.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge A. F. & A.
M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
We, the Worshipful Masters of the eight lodges
of the city of London, welcome you on this the
sixty-first anniversary of Grand Lodge, and extend
hearty and fraternal greetings.
We, Most Worshipful Sir, tender to you our
congratulations on having been elected to the Grand
East one year ago, and we are fully assured that
by your zeal and energy, and your close attention
to the duties of that high office, you will win for
yourself the reward most cherished by all men, viz. :
the everlasting love and esteem of your brethren.
We also wish to congratulate the brethren of
Grand Lodge on the wisdom shown in choosing for
their ruler one whose capabilities are so well and
favourably known throughout the length and
breadth of our great Dominion. We feel assured
34 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
that the affairs of the Grand Lodge are in a most
prosperous and healthy condition and that the
annual report will be of such a nature that every
member will have reason to be justly proud.
The craft in every way has had a brilliant past,
thanks to the officers who guided its destinies.
The future will be just what we make it. There-
fore it behooves each and every one of us to devote
such time and attention to its duties as is required
to make it a power in the land and everywhere and
at all times commanding the highest esteem and
respect of all.
Seven years have passed since we had the
honour of having Grand Lodge meet in our city.
Masonry in the Province of Ontario has advanced
in accordance with the progressive times in which
we live. The brethren have contributed not only
to the Semi-centennial Fund, which they have
established, but also very handsomely come forward
to the relief of the Belgians in their great struggle
to maintain their cardinal rights.
When you last met in London, the world was
at peace. Today we regret the war of the nations,
the most stupendous struggle the world has ever
witnessed is raging and the flower of our manhood
is in this titanic struggle for the right and liberty
against the ambitions of a military caste that seek
to enthrall the world. Among these who have gone
forth in the defence of liberty, for which pre-
eminently Masonry stands in the front rank, are
many of our honourable brethren. It is our fervent
prayer that the Great Architect of the Universe
may watch over and protect, and in the order of
His kindness return them safely.
Some have sacrificed their lives on the altar of
liberty, for which Britain unsheathed the sword,
and our hearts go out in tender sympathy to the
wives and mothers in their hour of trial, and we
humbly pray that He who guides our destinies will
be their comfort and support, and that He will
shield and protect.
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May a halo be thrown around this terrible
conflict, out of which a consecrated and enduring
peace and perfect amity shall succeed, and bv which
the bonds of national life may be immeasurably
strengthened, the horizon widened, confidence in
our destiny grown into a belief and hope in the
future and that civilization will come to a realization
of its lost condition, and liberty, justice and truth
prevail.
The Masons of London extend a very cordial
welcome to our new home, and trust that the time
spent here will not only be profitable to Masonry
in general, but a pleasure to Grand Lodge.
Neil McGill, St. John's Lodge No. 20.
John A. Nash, St. George's No. 42.
Whitfield Lancaster, Kilwinning Lodge No. 64.
Albert N. Udy, LP.M., Tuscan Lodge No. 195.
A. J. Smith, St. John's Lodge No. 209a.
Jas. A. Elgie, Corinthian Lodge No. 330.
F. N. Ware, King Solomon's Lodge No. 378.
David J. Patterson, Union Lodge No. 380.
The M.W. the Grand Master replied as follows:
Wor. Masters and Brethren of the London lodges:
I thank you on behalf of Grand Lodge for your
cordial welcome and the generous hospitality of the
past two days. The city of London has ever been
regarded as one of the important centres of
Masonry in this province, and it is particularly
pleasing to the members of this Grand Body to find
the craft located in such a fine temple, which, I am
sure, is a matter of pride to your membership, and
will doubtless give an impetus to Masonry in this
district.
The report of our D.D.G.M. gives assurance
that prosperity reigns here. That is not unex-
pected in this ol-d district — one of opposite nature
would be an anomaly coming from this thickly
populated and wealthy section of our country. It
has also been the home of many who have been
prominent in the work of Masonry in past years;
36 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
M. W. Bros. Moffat, Spry and Hungerford I am
sure did much in their lifetime for the benefit of
Masonry in this section.
But in mentioning these men as having been
of great strength to the order in their day, there is
no disposition to withhold from the brethren of
later days — from you, the present rulers of the
craft here, full measure of credit for conditions
existing today; because we realize that Masonry like
other institutions constantly requires a head to
devise and a heart to conceive — that it is never
stationary, nor can it rest its claim to usefulness
upon past record and efforts however forceful and
intelligent they may have been. Therefore prevail-
ing success must be attributed to your vigilance,
good judgment, knowledge and devotion to the
science of Masonry. Today, particularly in this
Province, a great majority of the people are fairly
educated, and without our having to draw aside the
veil of secrecy which envelops this order, they know
more about its aim and purposes than at any time
in its history, and being in possession of this know-
ledge they scrutinize our conduct, compare our
practice with our profession, and upon their con-
clusion, their verdict, depends the value of Mas-
onry to any community. The onus of success, or
failure, to make it valuable or otherwise in
a community, rests primarily on the officers
of the lodge, as the teachers. If they are
indifferent in rule and to the purpose of Masonry,
careless of their own reputation, the influence of
the lodge will be comparatively nil. On the con-
trary if they are enthusiastic, conscious of the true
import of Masonry, sincere in their endeavour to
live up to their profession, the whole membership
will follow the lead as nearly as they can, and the
lodge be of inestimable benefit to their localities.
You have an honourable record in this regard and
our hope for you is that you may continue to
deserve it, that there may be uninterrupted pros-
perity, that union may be strong and that happi-
ness may abound among you.
I thank you for your remarks today, and in all
probability the hospitality you tender us will be
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fully utilized before you speed the parting guest
tomorrow night.
The Grand Secretary read the rules and regu-
lations for the government of Grand Lodge during
the time of business.
The Grand Secretary commenced to read the
minutes of Proceedings at the last annual communi-
cation, when it was
Moved by R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope, De-
puty Grand Master, seconded by M. W. Bro. J. H.
Burritt, and
Resolved, That the minutes of Proceedings of Grand
Lodge at the Sixtieth Annual Communication, held in the
city_ of Hamilton, on the 21st and 22nd days of July, A.D.
1915, having been printed and copies thereof forwarded to
the constituent lodges, the same be considered as read, and
they be now confirmed.
Letters and telegrams of regret were read from
M. W. Bros. Henry Robertson and Benjamin Allen,
R. W. Bros. Fred. Cook, C. W. Postlethwaite,
F. Davev Diamond and Alex. Cowan.
38 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
THE GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS
Brethren of Grand Lodge:
As a result of your action one year ago, it is
my privilege to welcome you today to the Sixty -
first Annual Communication in this good City of Lon-
don. vSeven years have passed since last we met here,
and the most casual observer cannot fail to note
the great change that has taken place in the ap-
pearance of the city, during that short period of
time.
Established in 1826 by Peter McGregor, "a
Scotch Pioneer," its position — almost the ce'ntre of
the south-west peninsular of Ontario, and on one
of the most fertile belts for agricultural and other
business efforts, the city has become the central
and distributing point for a network of railways,
which, perhaps, serve the greatest number of
thriving towns and villages of any similar area in
the Dominion. More than one million people, or
one-eighth of the total population of our country,
have their homes within this area. Therefore, it is
not surprising that the city has spread out and
extended its boundary lines to accommodate new
industries that have been attracted by unusual
transportation facilities and the productiveness of
this section of our country. But, particularly are
the inhabitants to be commended for their fine
homes, which give the impression of quiet elegance
and comfort; and the broad, well-shaded, well-
kept streets, in naming which there has been an
obvious desire to perpetuate, to vivify recollection
of the "Mother City" of the old land, the wonder
and the pride of every British subject.
On your behalf, I extend to our resident
brethren and the citizens generally our congratula-
tions on evident prosperity, and our good wishes
for the future.
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The Past Year.
I am happy in reporting that with the Masonic
circle of this jurisdiction, the past year has been
an uneventful one, one of peace and quietness. I
would that the same might be said of other activi-
ties. But the war-cloud is still hanging over this
people, and, whether we are conscious of it or not,
I am sure there is with each mind a feeling of un-
rest— of expectancy — a dread foreboding, not as to
the final outcome; for as Masons we must believe
that Truth and Right will be victorious in the end;
but rather are we fearful as to the news which the
next cable may bring regarding the fate of relative
or friend on the battle front.
Generally speaking, we have not heretofore
known anything about war. Distance, and com-
parative insignificance of the wars waged by the
British people, have not compelled contact and
assistance on our part; but the object and strength
of the foe of today is such as to make it imperative
upon the people of this land to assist in upholding
the good faith and dignity of the Crown, and those
virtues by which our civilization has been built up.
When the call came for assistance, the answer
was so prompt and certain than none could ques-
tion our attitude; nor is there necessity for further
speculation as to the instigator or the cause of the
war, so much has been written and said as to
render both common knowledge, and the public
mind has turned to the more important question
— the lessons that should result from the war.
Those most frequently mentioned are "Prepared-
ness" and the effectiveness of an "United Empire."
The former is but a natural conclusion as to
the best method for preserving peace, in view of
the awful horrors attending the struggle — the
primal successes and stubborn resistance of the
prepared foe, and the determination of the Allies
to continue until they win such a victory as will
ensure permanent peace. But preparedness will not
appeal to the citizens of this country — particularly
40 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
the Masonic population — as the greatest lesson of
the war, notwithstanding the suddenness with which
it descended in 1914.
Perhaps it may be said with truth, that the
part taken by our countrymen is more heroic than
that of any of the European nations concerned.
The people of France, Belgium, Germany, Austria,
Russia, and those of the Balkan States, have been
learning and practising the art of war for genera-
tions, and many thousands of their people have
witnessed and participated in heartless conflicts.
They have grown up in an atmosphere of war, or
of war history, and each have their monuments
which mark the exact spot where many thousands
have been slain in battle.
We in Canada have no war past. We have
lived in peace with our neighbors, and with un-
fortified border line thousands of miles in length for
more than one hundred years. Therefore, it does
not seem to me probable that this people will
agree, or accept the idea of preparedness as the
greatest lesson of the war.
The ready response of every dependency of
the British Crown to the call of the motherland for
assistance, has in no uncertain way demonstrated
to our enemy, as well as to ourselves, the advant-
age and necessity for unity in an Empire scattered
all over the earth, as is that of Great Britain. The
war, however, did not create this condition ; it was
there before — has always existed. The common
danger onlv brought it into action. For as a
writer has well said in a recent issue of the Quarter-
ly Review, "Let the people of Great Britain have
no misgivings, the centre of gravity lies within the
Empire." However strong the feeling of friendship
with any other nation may become, that deeper
love which grips the heart is reserved for only one,
"our Mother." When the war is over and there
comes a summing up of experiences, we shall credit
to British rule, immeasurably wiser and better than
any other, the creation of that loyalty of which we
boast, and which has stood the test in this crisis.
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and this will prove to be one of the important
lessons of the war.
But, another lesson has been suggested: it may
be described as the greatest of them all. It is not
a new one, but a very old one, although both in-
dividuals and nations in their ambitions are apt to
forget, and, in the case of Germany, to scoff at.
It is summoned up in the motto of one of the
degrees of the "Knight Templar System," ''Magna
est Veritas et prevalebit " — "Great is Truth and- it will
prevail." The realization of this fact is slowly, but
none the less surely, being emphasized in the case
of Germany. She began the war with a lie, has
continued her falsehoods until at present no nation
will believe her spoken word or written bond.
Over all the earth — against her own Allies, even —
she has plotted to gain her nefarious ends; but all
her plotting and villainy, conceived in secrecy, will
be shouted from "the house tops" and react against
herself. The Allies are fighting for great principles
— principles that are essential to the future welfare
of mankind — principles which the Germans have
outraged and which must be maintained at all
costs. Believing in the God of Truth, we are mak-
ing sacrifice in order that honor and good faith
may once more prevail amongst the nations of the
earth. Relying on the promise that "Whoso
sweareth unto his neighbor and disappointeth him
not, shall receive a blessing," we have therefore but
to possess our soul in patience, and to wait,
though it be under such circumstance, an anxious
task.
Many of our brethren, and sons of brethren,
are now in the trenches. Many more have rallied
to the colors, preparing to go overseas, and I
had hoped until a short time ago to present a list
of their names; but many lodges, perhaps one
hundred and fifty, have not returned enlistments to
the Grand Secretary, and also because enlistment
is daily taking place it has been decided to defer
publishing such a list until after the war is ove;.
It is a satisfaction to know that the situation
daily grows brighter for the Allies. It is still
42 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
serious, however; so serious that our heart goes out
in sympathy' to all who have relatives in the war
zone. We pray that the protecting care of the
Grand Architect of the Universe will be about and
over them, and that they may return in safety to
their homes. But, while one can express hope and
fraternal good wishes for those in danger, what
can be said that will in any sense comfort those
already bereaved? The words which come — which
I am capable of writing down but very inadequate-
ly-— express what one feels. Two of our Past Grand
Masters — M. W. Bro. Malone and M. W. Bro.
Gibson — have lost sons on the battlefield. No two
men command greater respect in this Grand Lodge,
and I tender to them, and any of our brethren who
mourn, the universal regret of the craft of Ontario.
In Memoriam.
A great many of our brethren have died during
the year. A full list will be reported through the
Committee on "Fraternal Dead," but I desire to
make mention of one — R. W. Bro. Merriman, P.D.
D.G.M., Niagara District No. 10, who died at his
home in St. Catharines in November, 1915. Bro.
Merriman was a member of The Board of General
Purposes and attached to the Committee on Bene-
volence. He was of kind and genial disposition, a
regular attendant at our annual meetings, and his
absence will be noted keenly by the other members
of the Benevolence Committee.
A sister jurisdiction — Ireland, mourns the death
of Dr. Chetwoode Crawley; distinguished wherever
Masonic history is read as a w^ell informed Mason,
and Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge of Ire-
land.
The Grave off the Orkneys.
The last two years will add to British history
many uncommon events, which at the moment of
their coming seemed to shake the world of men.
With the majority, however, Jthe shock soon passes
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awav. Even the Luisitania incident, the most
dreadful of all in the early days of the war, is now
but an indifferent recollection with a great many
people not immediately concerned. But now and
again there comes news so startling — of such tre-
mendous import to the people, that it rouses them
from their indifference as if struck by lightning.
The death of Lord Kitchener on June 5 was an
event of that kind. Five days before his death the
minds of the people had been disturbed — distressed
bv a false report from Berlin, of the result of the
battle in the North Sea, when thousands w^ent to a
watery grave in the greatest naval battle of modern
times; but the shock from that did not affect the
people as did the news of Lord Kitchener's death.
Our navy is a tradition centuries old, our boast;
a surety to be depended upon always. Therefore
the false report was more of a disappointment than
a shock. Lord Kitchener for years had been a
tradition of our battlefields. When, in 1914, the
people learned that he w^as to be at the helm,
courage improved, our "nervousness quieted, because
the very impassibility of the man radiated confi-
dence, and his record spelled success. Nor were
they disappointed in reposing trust in the present
issue, because he created for them the greatest
voluntary army in the world's history.
In addition to the honours he had won as an
administrator, and as Commander-in-chief of the
army in India, honours of this fraternity had also
been conferred upon him. He was a District
Grand Master of Egypt, and was installed Distiict
Grand Master of the Punjab by His Royal High-
ness the Duke of Connaught on June 7, 1903. He
was also a P. D. G. Warden of the United Grard
Lodge of England. But, we know him chiefly as
the soldier, who not only deserved, and received
the confidence of his own people, but who, was alsD
an inspiration to other peoples, particularly our
Allies in this war, who, I am certain, share in the
nation's sorrowing for the death of the most dis-
tinguished soldier of his time, and to whose memory
Robert Stead pays a fine tribute in these words:
44 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Weep, waves of Englandl Nobler clay
Was ne'er to nobler grave consigned;
The wild waves weep with us today,
Who mourn a nation's master mind.
We hoped an honoured age for him,
And ashes laid with England's great;
And rapturous music and the dim
Deep hush that veils our Tombs of State.
But this is better. Let him sleep
Where sleep the men who made tis free,
For England's heart is in the deep.
And England's glory is the sea.
One only vow above his bier,
One only oath beside his bed;
We swear our flag shall shield him here
Until the sea gives up its dead.
Leap, waves of Englandl Boastful be,
And fling defiance in the blast.
For earth is envious of the sea
Which shelters England's dead, at last.
Grand Representatives.
Four vacancies have occurred in representatives
to this Grand Lodge, the following nominations
have been made by me and accepted by the Grand
Masters of the jurisdictions concerned:
R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope, D.G.M., Hamil-
ton, for the Grand Lodge of Maryland.
R. W. Bro. Thomas Shanks, P.D.D.G.M.,
Ottawa, for the Grand Lodge of Quebec.
R. W. Bro. Frederick Guest, P.D.D.G.M., St.
Thomas, for the Grand Lodge of Puerto Rico.
R. W. Bro. Fred. Cook, P.G.J.W., Ottawa, for
the Grand Lodge of Alanitoba.
On the recommendation of their Grand Masters
the following brethren have been commissioned to
represent this Grand Lodge at their respective
Grand Lodges:
\V. Bro. J. K. Orr, to the Grand Lodge of
Georgia.
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W. Bro. Wm. vS. Pettit, to the Grand Lodge of
Virginia.
And it gave me particular pleasure to appoint
W. Bro. J. R. Seymour, the son of our late Past
Grand Master Seymour, to represent us at the
Grand Lodge of British Columbia.
Requests for Recognition.
On the 19th December, 1912, there was formed
at Manila a Grand Lodge for the Philippine Islands
Previously the territory had been Masonically occu-
pied by lodges holding under the Spanish Grand
Orient, which, in addition to the three degrees
of symbolic Masonry, practised those of the Ancient
and Accepted vScottish Rite; also two under Grand
Lodge of Scotland, one each of France, Portugal,
North Dakota, and three by California, which
apparently took the initiative in the erection of the
new Grand Lodge.
The correspondence submitted contends that
fifty-one Grand Lodges including England, Scotland
and Ireland, have extended recognition. This,
coupled with the variety of rule that has existed
there, confirms the opinion that the district should
be considered as open territory — the new Grand
Lodge regularly formed — and that we should form-
ally approve of the move to bring order out of a
condition, which is, both foreign and harmful to
Masonic rule and progress.
I have referred this matter, however, to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Correspondence, who will doubt-
less report more fully as to the facts. A request for
recognition has also been received from the Supreme
Council for the Argentine Republic. Substantially
the reply made intimated that at present and for
the future this grand body, controlled and super-
vised the Masonry of the three craft degrees only;
and had no connection w^hatever with that of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite; and reminded
them that there is a vSup. Council of that system
extablished in this Dominion.
46 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Jurisdictional Courtesies.
Every appeal for waiver of jurisdiction, or
other favours made by me to other Grand Masters,
ha-e met with cheerful and ready response. I desire
to make public acknowledgment for courtesies
received from the Grand Jurisdictions of Illinois,
^Maryland, Montana, New York, Saskatchewan,
Quebec and Nova Scotia during the year. On my
part, the principles of goodwill and reciprocity
have been exercised whenever opportunity offered
in this connection. St. Andrew's No. 16, Toronto,
was authorized to confer degrees upon Mr. Eld-
ridge Tate, now a resident of Toronto, previously
living under the jurisdiction of Harmony Lodge No.-
17, Washington.
Authority was also given Haileybury No. 485,
to confer degrees upon Keith Roberts, formerly of
the jurisdiction of Wilmette Lodge, 931, Illinois.
Under date the 18th Alarch the M. W. Grand
Master of Pennsylvania made complaint against a
lodge in this jurisdiction under the law of "Per-
petual Jurisdiction" — a law, or principle, neither
admitted or claimed by our Constitution.
The facts are; In 1903 a man made application
for initiation to a lodge in that vState, and was re-
jected because of slight mutilation of the left hand.
Moving to Canada, and having acquired Masonic
residence, he made application and was made a
Mason in 1910. Returning to Pennsylvania to
reside he demitted from the lodge here, and made
application to afliliate in that State, but was re-
fused on the ground that he had committed an
offence, as also the Canadian lodge which had
initiated him, without first obtaining the consent
of the rejecting Pennsylvania lodge of 1903.
Acting on the principle that the "least said is
soonest mended," particularly as regards the laws
of "Perpetual Jurisdiction," and "Physical Qualifica-
tion," the defence, after expressing regret that such
a case had arisen, simply pointed out that the
brother in question, and the lodge, having complied
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with our laws, which, as a soveriegn body we have
inherent right to make for our own guidance; ob-
viously neither he nor the lodge had committed an}^
offence, and appeal was made that Masonic inter-
course be permitted him with his brethren of Penn-
sylvania.
Financial.
I am delighted to be able to report that, con-
sidering the present stress of the times and our
past spending, the financial affairs of this Grand
Lodge and of the constituent lodges, while not
equal to 1915, are nevertheless in satisfactory con-
dition.
For the year ending 31st May, 1915, our
revenue was $47,233.07
For this year ending 31st May, 1916, our
revenue has been 46,560.36
Shewing a reduction for 1916 of .$ 672.71
The expenditure for ordinary purposes in
1915 was $25,304.57
The expenditure for ordinary purposes in
1916 has been 19,107.31
Shewing a gain in this regard for 1916 of $ 6,197.26
Receipts, General Account .^ $46,560.36
Debentures Matured ...~ 1,224.46
$47,784.82
General Charges $19,107.31
Benevolent Grants, General Account 30,625.00
$ 49.732.31
Showing disbursements over receipts of $1,947.49, of
which $1,025.06 was expended in Benevolent grants.
48 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Benevolence.
Expenditure for Benevolent purposes in
1915 was (including semi-centennial
fund) 834,745.00
During 1916 the expenditure has been. . 36,070.00
An increase in our grants for the year S 1,325.00
Belgian Relief Fund.
Receipts from the lodges on account of
this fund to 31st May, 1916, were 846,417.95
On account of interest 299.87
]\laking the total of this fund to above
date 846,717.82
Which sum, less draft charges for remittances, has
been forwarded to His Majesty the King of the
Belgians.
Membership Gain.
Alembership gain and revenue are in sympathy.
Consequently a reduction of revenue means de-
crease of the customary membership gain for the
year.
The membership on 31st Mav, 1915, w^as
about ' .58,983
It stands now approximately at 60,850
A net gain of 1,867
Lodges.
There are on the register of this Grand Lodge
441 warranted lodges, and three still under dispensa-
tion from 1915. Seven petitions for new lodges
have been presented, and five dispensations have
been granted for the formation of new lodges,
situated and named as follows:
High Park Lodge Toronto Sept. 11, 1915
Englehart Lodge Englehart Oct. 12, 1915
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Canada Lodge Toronto Nov. 8, 1915
Phoenix Lodge Fonthill Feb. 1. 1916
Shamrock Lodge Toronto Mar. 23, 1916
I have always been under the impression, and
the impression has deepened the past year, that
giving authority for the creation of new lodges is a
critical matter. Consequentlv I have required from
the D. D. G. Masters of the District, where these
new lodges are located, more than indiflferent re-
commendation; and in the cases at Toronto have
demanded that the consent of considerably more
than a bare majority of the lodges be secured;
although the Constitution does not insist that more
than a majority consent shall be presented. Two
were refused.
A petition was received from brethren resident
at Lakeside, in vSouth Huron District. But not-
withstanding that the recommendation of the
D.D.G.M. eulogized t-he brethren whose names were
signed to the application, I concluded that twelve
men, two of whom were but Entered Apprentices,
were not sufficient guarantee that the work would
be carried out in detail, or long continued.
The other request was presented from some
brethren of Iroquois Falls, Northern Ontario.
I understand there is but one strong industry
— a pulp or other mill located there. Numbers of
the inhabitants are employed there. In fact, the
majority of the petitioners were employees of that
concern, and I refused to grant a dispensation for a
new lodge there, on the ground that if that mill was
destroyed or ceased working, the employees — our
petitioners, would move away and the result would
be disastrous for the lodge.
Warrant Returned.
A great many of the members of Elysian Lodge
212, have moved from Garden Island — are scattered
over the Dominion, and there is but a remnant of
the membership left. On the 9th of March, 1915,
a meeting was held for the purpose of considering
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the advisability of amalgamation with Alinden
Lodge, 253, of Kingston; but the conclusion of the
meeting was that they would surrender the warrant
and the members ask for demits from Grand Lodge,
which would enable them to affiliate where they
severally reside. Accordingly the warrant, minute
book, register and jewels have been returned, and
are now in the possession of the Grand Secretary
— and certificates of standing under Rule 255 have
been issued to the brethren. We are indebted to
R. W. Bro. Minnes, of Kingston, for assistance in
this connection.
On 19th June I received a petition from twenty
two brethren of Sparta for resuscitation of Warrant
No. 176 surrendered 20th June, 1896. This request
was supported bv strong recommendation from the
D.D.G.M. of the London District. The reply
pointed out that on many occasions refusal has
been made by Grand Lodge, because confusion and
dissatisfaction would inevitably ensue, and that
their only hope lay in asking for a dispensation to
form a new lodge.
Myra Lodge, Komoka, was instituted 15th
May, 1915. The W. M. named in the dispensation
being Bro. A. B. vSmith. vSubsequently Bro. Smith
moved to Detroit, and it became necessary to make
another appointment. The brethren of the lodge
selected Bro. Daniel Campbell, and the change has
been confirmed by me and endorsed on the dis-
pensation by the Grand Secretary.
A somewhat similar case is that of Englehart
Lodge, instituted November 11th, 1915. The dis-
pensation named as W. M. Bro. F. D. Ramsay, a
man over seventy years of age, and who found the
duties of the office too great a strain, asked to be
relieved through R. W. Bro. McCubbin, D.D.G.M.,
who, having assured me that the reason advanced
was genuine, and the brethren having made choice
of Jas. Patterson, I have confirmed this change also
and have had it endorsed on the dispensation.
An urgent appeal from Porcupine Lodge for
permission to move from the town of Porcupine to
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South Porcupine, three miles distant was received
April 9th. The lodge is having a hard time of it.
The population has dwindled to a few hundred
people, and only a half dozen members of the lodge
reside in the town proper, since the mines closed
down.
Our Constitution does not invest the Grand
Master with authority to make such a change, and
it is a wise and safe provision. I directed them to
apply at this annual meeting for permission, and
when it comes before you, I would recommend that
the change be permitted.
By-Laws.
Prior to the last annual meeting of this Grand
Lodge, Keystone and Algoma Lodges of Sault Ste.
Alarie, formed a joint board of relief, and asked
that it be approved by Grand Lodge. Rule 2 re-
specting benevolence requires such Board to submit
by-laws. This not having been complied with, the
matter was left to the Grand Master to adjust,
and to approve of by-laws if presented in the interim
They were subsequently sent, and have been
sanctioned.
The Constitution requires that the by-laws of
every lodge shall be approved by the Grand Master
for the time being, and this has imposed the duty
of examining with care those of forty-eight lodges.
While deprecating too much law, and anxious
to interfere as little as possible with the rights of
self-government, yet it was incumbent upon me to
see that the provisions did not clash with those of
the Constitution. And that the rights and duties
of individuals, those of the lodge and committees,
particularly those of "Trust Boards," or committees
holding property in trust, were clearly defined, so
as to avoid unnecessary and hesitating speculation
as to the exact intention of any law; has obliged
me to return many for amendment.
Glancing over different copies which come to
hand, one -sees many loosely drawn provisions,
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obscure as to purpose, cumbersome and useless,
because often but reprints of Constitutional clauses.
Others, while not actually violations of the
Constitution, are nevertheless contrary to the spirit
of justice which should govern in Masonry. For
instance: making sponsors for an applicant respon-
sible for the fee, when clearly the W. M. of a lodge
is answerable to Grand Lodge; and obviously the
intention is that the candidate must pav from his
own means before initiation.
In some by-laws it is set out that "the fee for
the first degree shall be"; here follows mention of
the amount, and then "the W. M. may confer the
F. C. and M. ]M. free of charge."
Under such a rule the W. M. may indefinitely
withhold "Passing and Raising," with their informa-
tion and privileges, without making any charge
against a candidate, or, giving reason for his action;
and, to my mind such a by-law is contrary to the
compact between an applicant and the lodge, as
contained in the petition; as it also violates the
very principle of common law which underlies our
system of government.
Another of similar nature is one intended to
withhold from members in arrears for dues the
right of voting at an election of officers. This law
is entirely in opposition to Clause 235 of the Con-
stitution, wherein is expressed, that only after trial
and conviction is a brother deprived of his voting
rights.
Instances have come to notice where there
seemed to be but a hazy idea of the importance,
the necessity of having a special by-law setting out
the relation between the lodge and its trust com-
mittee. Every lodge should define the exact powers
of such committee especiallv where real estate is
involved in the Trust is it necessary to have a
specific law governing purchase, sale, or bond on
the one hand, and on the other, the lodge obliga-
tion to supply monies for payment of principal, and
other expense, should appear in their by-laws.
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Dispensations.
Dispensations to the number of 480 have been
issued for various purposes.
Chiefly they were for the purpose of attending
"Divine service," "to install officers at other than
by-law dates," and following the practice of last
year, one hundred and sixty were issued giving
permission to confer degrees within time limit,
upon applicants who had enlisted for overseas
service.
It may be necessary to give assurance, that in
those cases each application was carefully scrut-
inized, and evidence required that haste was neces-
sary, in order that they might receive the three
degrees before leaving; and I feel that no mistake
has been made, as all seem to be good men who will
be a credit to the order. The anxiety exhibited by
some for admission was remarkable, as showing the
reputation which this fraternity has acquired as a
passport, morally and socially over all the world.
To Exemplify Irish Work.
I presume it is well known that at the forma-
tion of this Grand Lodge in 1855, certain lodges
holding under the Grand Lodge of Ireland, as an
incentive and condition of the transfer of their
allegiance to the new Grand Lodge, were accorded
permission to continue the "Irish Work." I am
not sure on the point, but it does not appear that
the concession then granted was to be operated
outside their several lodge rooms. Nor do I know
whether the privilege has been so exercised by
them; but during the present year I have been
asked and have acceded to the request by granting
two dispensations for the exemplification of the
"Irish Work" at the city of Toronto. I confess
consent was reluctantly given; not because I be-
lieve there is anything wrong with that work, but
simply on the ground that there is no legitimate
reason for perpetuating another work in this juris-
diction, when, as a matter of fact, we have not
half digested our own. Perhaps it may be con-
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tended that as At Homes and Receptions are per-
mitted for the practice, or to encourage sociability,
this comes under that category; but there is no
opportunity to exercise social features in a lodge
room while degree work is in progress, consequently
I do not see any virtue in it, and think it should
be discontinued.
Especial Communications.
Especial communications were held for the
purpose of laying a corner stone, and for the con-
secration and dedication of lodge rooms. One of
the meetings was held October 6th for the purpose
of laying the foundation stone of a new temple for
Russell Lodge 479, located at the village of Russell.
The frame building formerly occupied by our
brethren there, with a great number of other build-
ings, was destroyed by a disastrous fire in June
last. With characteristic energy and prudence,
they determined to erect on a lot secured immedia-
tely after the fire, a building of brick and stone;
and now have a very prettily designed, well ventil-
ated and comfortable temple, devoted to the sole
use of lodge and chapter, which I had the pleasure
of dedicating for them on the 3rd of July.
Twelve lodge rooms have been consecrated and
dedicated for the following lodges:
Espanola 527 — September 1, bv R. W. Bro.
McCubbin, D.D.G.M.
Mississauga 524 — September 23, bv R. W. Bro.
FalHs, D.D.G.M.
Temple 525 — September 28, by R. W. Bro.
Fallis, D.D.G.M.
Roval Arthur 523— October 4, bv R. W. Bro.
Andrews, D.D.G.M.
Ionic 526 — October 13, by myself.
Clifton 254— November 25, by R. \V. Bro.
Wardrope, D.G.M.
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Hiram 319— March 16, by R. W. Bro. Ross,
D.D.G.M.
Amity 32— March 22, bv R. W. Bro. Ross,
D.D.G.M.
Irving 154— March 23, by R. W. Bro. Baker,
D.D.G.M.
Central 402— May 5, bv R. W. Bro. Draper,
D.D.G.M.
Port Elgin 429— June 15, by R. W. Bro.
Loughleen, D.D.G.M.
Russell 479— July 3, by myself.
Decisions.
I presume my experience in this regard has
been the same as my predecessors — an interminable
array of questions have been asked.
All enquiries respecting remission of fees for
irregularities in conferring degrees, have been re-
ferred to the Board of General Purposes. Those
relating to physical qualification, except in rare and
clearly marked cases, the responsibility has been
put upon the W. M., who, being on the spot, has
better opportunity of judging whether an applicant
can comply with Rule 181 of the constitution or
not. To a strong believer in at least some approach
to the principle of the old practice in this regard,
instances have been presented which have impressed
me as constituting an unholy desire to override,
and evade, even the most liberal interpretation of
Rule 181. The opinions expressed by me during
the year have been definite, but, it seems to me
advisable and necessary, that Grand Lodge should
issue a pronounced warning to every lodge, in the
interest, conservation and future welfare of craft
work.
1. The by-laws of one lodge provide regarding
dues: "For yearly consideration of resident mem-
bers, S5.00." A member applies for demit on
March 30, tendering -SI. 25 as payment of dues
owing the lodge. Is that right? Yes.
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2. Mav a lodge take part in a military funeral?
My interpretation of clause 232 is that the words
"Other Societies" includes all and sundry organi-
zations of whatever kind. When a lodge is called
for the purpose of conducting a funeral, it is con-
stitutionally bound not only to read our service,
and perform our ceremony, but must have and
keep control of the body to be buried. IVIy advice,
in the case presented, counselled that in order to
avoid possibility of a clash, the lodge should decline
to perform our service unless there was distinct
understanding to the above effect previous to calling
an emergent meeting of the lodge.
3. In a town of 5,000 population, a joint
parade of all fraternal societies to attend Divine
service. The question was: "May the lodge join
and march in procession to the Church?" My
answer was advisory only, that such action was
undesirable, because better order and regularity
would ensue and be more in keeping with the dig-
nity of this old fraternity to walk in procession
alone.
4. A member of a lodge under a foreign juris-
diction, moved to this jurisdiction, and became a
charter member of one of our lodges. Subsequently
he was suspended for N.P.D. by a foreign lodge.
What is his position in our Canadian lodge? In
good standing!
5. In the case of an unmarried applicant serv-
ing a second-year apprenticeship as a machinist at
Detroit, but whose parents reside in this jurisdic-
tion; I decided that while the case was not similar
to that of students attending colleges, yet I con-
sidered that he could not in justice to the Grand
Lodge of Michigan be held as eligible material in
this jurisdiction.
6. In the case of an applicant of defective
articulation, so marked as to require familiarity
with him to understand intelligently. Recollecting
the fate of the Ephraimites I decided he was not
eligible.
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7. Is it compulsory in order to obtain "Past
Warden's Rank," and eligibility for the office of
W. Al., to serve the office continuously, and in one
lodge for twelve months? Yes! The intention of
Clause 144 is to secure to such officer a year's
experience of lodge work in all its phases, which
might not obtain if the service was not continuous.
8. Is it proper to applaud, or to permit
applause openly, upon the rendering of anv part of
the work in the lodge? No! It tends to create
jealousy and irritation among the officers, and es-
pecially with those who have not had educational
advantages, but who have nevertheless spent of
their energy, and are perhaps more sincere and
earnest than the more talented brother.
9. Has a lodge the right to elect and install as
W. M. a brother who has enlisted, in face of the
probability that he will be sent overseas before his
term of office expires? Will absence deprive him
of "Past Rank?" A lodge has not the right to
anticipate that any brother who is elected and
accepts the office of W. M. at installation, will not
fill it. And whether he does so in fact, or name
only, provided he is not asked to, or does not re-
sign the office, he will be entitled to Past Rank at
the end of his term of office.
.10. A member applied for and received a
demit from a certain lodge. Moving from the local-
ity he deposited the demit with and became a
member of a lodge near his then place of residence.
Returning to the place of his first residence,, he
applied for affiliation and was rejected. He then
applied to me for redress, claiming, that as the de-
mit did not bear the seal of the lodge, it was not
legal, and therefore the lodge was bound to accept
him as a member.
I decided that the Constitution does not re-
quire that a demit shall bear the seal of the lodge.
That he had accepted and used the demit; there-
fore he must accept the verdict of the lodge, re-
garding membership.
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11. Frequent enquiries have come regarding
placing of applicants' names on summons. A lodge
passes upon or gives its verdict by the ballot;
consequently the name, occupation, and residence
of every applicant must appear on the summons
calling the meeting at which the ballot is to take
place. If from any circumstance the ballot shall
not be taken on a particular application at the
time it appeared on the notice, but be taken sub-
sequently, it must appear on the summons calling
the subsequent meeting.
12. It is customary, not compulsory, for the
W. yi. to invite the brethren to examine the ballot.
13. Is a motion to amend, at the time a
"Notice of Motion" is being considered, in order?
Yes!
14. Can a lodge form a "Social Club" and
name it "Masonic vSocial Club?" The word "Mas-
onic" in the name is not allowed. The right of
Masons as individuals to form a social club is
admitted, but a lodge, as a lodge, has not the
authority to form, adopt, or sanction, any sub-
sidiary organization, because any other organization
must not have direct relation, executive or other-
wise, with a lodge.
Visits.
On assuming office I determined to visit where
invited, and have fulfilled that compact, except
when two or more events, sometimes widely separa-
ted by distance, occurred on the same date. I
particularly regretted having to forego on that
account a visit to Norwood Lodge, when a tablet
was unveiled to the memory of our late brother
Russel Pearce, who died from wounds received on
the battlefield in France. The tablet was presented
and unveiled bv Bro. Lt.-Col. vStewart on the 8th
of May.
Four visits were made by me to lodges at the
city of Toronto. I have not enquired of my pre-
decessors, what their condition of mind was when
they officially entered Toronto lodge rooms.
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Perhaps they would not have been candid if
I had enquired; but I confess it was a
nerve test for me to find myself seated near
brilliant preachers, judges and lawyers (I trust
no harm will come from coupling these pro-
fessions together), but when entry is made and
the momentary nervous strain is past, one finds that
all — even judges — are human and kindly, and the
warmest of good fellowship prevails and was ex-
tended toward me on each occasion of my visit.
I visited Zetland Lodge September 24, on the
invitation of W. Bro. John Donogh. Fortunately
for me it was their annual Canadian night. The
Hon. Justice Riddell and Bro. Donald Mclntyre,
K.C., Chairman of the Ontario Railway Board,
were the chief speakers, and I can assure you I
listened with a great deal of pleasure and profit.
On November -4th I officially attended a meet-
ing of Rehoboam Lodge the occasion being a Past
Masters' night, W. Bro. Dill having travelled from
Winnipeg for the purpose of conducting the work
of the evening, which, needless to say was well
done, and an enjoyable evening spent.
On the invitation of W. Bro. Bolus I visited
vSt. Andrew's Lodge January 10th. It is a good,
substantial old lodge, one of the links which binds
the Masonry of today, to that of Provincial Grand
Lodge days. The treatment accorded to me was
uncommonly kind, and I appreciated it very much.
The occasion being their Empire night, very fine
addresses were listened to from M. W. Bro. Mc
Pherson, R. W. Bro. Williams, Mr. Cameron and
others.
R. W. Bro. Harcourt arranged for my visit to
St. Albans on 21st February. St. Albans member-
ship roll is a long one, considering the short period
it has been in existence; perhaps in the three years
the greatest on record under this Grand Lodge.
The Wor. Master, Bro. Milne, gave me a most
cordial welcome, and the degree work of the even-
ing, aided by beautifully rendered music (a feature
which the Toronto lodges excel in,) was well done
indeed.
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October 13th I delivered the warrant and dedi-
cated the hall of Ionic Lodge, Westboro, accom-
panied by a great number of the Ottawa brethren,
who assisted in the installation of the officers which
followed the deliverance of the warrant.
On the 11th November I visited Cornwall
Lodge, the occasion being the visit of the D.D.G.M.
of the Eastern District.
On November 16th I attended a meeting of
Lodge of Fidelity, Ottawa, the occasion being the
visit of the D.D.G.M., R. Wor. Bro. Cox. It was
my first official visit to Ottawa lodges, and there
was a large turnout of members.
November 18th a reception was tendered me
by Doric Lodge No. 58, the brethren being assisted
by the ladies of their households. Diffidence,
springing from the fact that it is my mother lodge,
restrains me from praising it with such freedom and
truth as I would like, or which would be permissible
in a stranger. I have been a member of it twenty-
seven years; have grown up with it and love it
dearly, because the membership is like one family,
without contention or dissatisfaction. To say
that my brethren of the lodge were pleased with
having the Grand Mastership come to the lodge,
but barely expresses the delight which they have
exhibited in their actions toward me. On the oc-
casion in question they presented a beautiful
cabinet of silver and a rare illuminated address,
which in design and for extravagance of language
would be difficult to equal, but which, nevertheless,
is very highly prized by me, and the occasion will
be long remembered.
Builders' Lodge, Ottawa, gave an At Home on
30th November, which I attended. Ottawa Temple
although of goodly proportions, was more than
comfortably filled, but all thoroughly enjoyed the
occasion.
I attended the annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge of Quebec on February 9th, and received a
verv cordial welcome from Most Wor. Bro. Evans,
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Grand Master, and other members of that Grand
Lodge. Although small in comparison with this
Grand Lodge, it is making good headway as indi-
cated by the reports which were presented.
On the 26th March I attended an At Home
conducted by Dalhousie Lodge No. 52, the oldest
of the Ottawa lodges. A great many members of
this strong lodge, with their ladies, were present.
I attended a Lodge of Instruction, for the
Ottawa district, held at the town of Pembroke on
the 4th of April. Pembroke, Cobden and Beach-
burg lodges conferred the degrees, under the direc-
tion of R. Wor. Bro. Cox, D.D G.M. The work
was well done, numerous questions were asked and
answered, and I am sure the information imparted
will prove beneficial to all.
I was invited to attend a joint meeting of the
lodges in the City of Brockville on 17th April.
Both Sussex and Salem Lodges took part in the
work presented that evening and received the ap-
proval and commendation of the D.D.G.M., who
was present on an official visit. Representatives
were present from lodges in the Eastern as w^ell as
those of the St. Lawrence District, and a most
enjoyable time was spent.
In response to an urgent invitation from Great
Western Lodge, Windsor, I attended the celebra-
tion of their sixtieth anniversary on the 26th April.
The lodge was not opened, but the entertainment,
after refreshments in the banquet room, was of
exceptionallv fine character, and was conducted by
the W. M.,' V. Williamson. R. Wor. Bro. Gatfield
believing apparently that anniversary celebrations
like history, should contain a moral, gave a short
history of the lodge, and expressed hope and con-
fidence for the future The assemblage, composed
of members and their families, w^as also addressed
by very old Masons belonging to the lodge, two
brethren from Detroit, and a very fine address from
a P.D.D.G.Al., based on the thought that obedience
to law accounted for the stability and success of
the British nation. The hospitality of Windsor
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brethren is proverbial. On the occasion in question,
through the efforts of V. W. Bro. Reid and W.
Bro. Williamson, it was bountiful, and I had a
splendid visit.
On the 8th day of May I was present at a
Lodge of Instruction, held at Picton in Prince
Edward District. Under the direction of R. W.
Bro. Shurie, D.D.G.M., who has been a painstaking
officer, Prince Edward, Wellington, and a Belleville
Lodge presented very fine work. Question and dis-
cussion made the meeting interesting, and it will
bring results in good work for the future. In the
lodge room and at the supper table it was a plea-
sure to listen to the remarks made by the brethren,
particularly Bro. Rev. F. Louis Barber, who kindly
placed the Parish Hall of his Church at the dis-
posal of the assembled craft.
On the 26th of May Wilson District No 6
assembled for their annual Lodge of Instruction at
Woodstock, at which I was present. Representa-
tives of twenty-two lodges, the largest number I
have seen (aside from the Provincial Lodges of
Instruction held at Toronto) were present when the
lodge opened promptly at the appointed hour. In
addition to the large attendance, other features;
discussion upon any question affecting the District;
selecting and appointing a critic, so to speak,
for each degree previous to the commencement of
the work of that degree; intelligent question and
answer, proved to me that the brethren of the dis-
trict have a good grasp of the purpose of a "Lodge
of Instruction," and consequently they must be of
great value to the Masonry of the district. I had
the pleasure of listening to a Past Master of over
fifty years standing, R. Wor. Bro. Glutton, confer
the first degree in a most splendid manner, and all
the work under the able direction of R. W. Bro.
Blair, D.D.G.M., was of high standard.
On the 29th of May I attended a meeting of
Northern Light Lodge No. 93, at Kincardine. The
meeting in the lodge was provided over by Wor.
Bro. J. B. Watson in characteristic manner. Al-
though an emergent meeting, representatives were
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present to the number of one hundred and twenty-
five from all the surrounding country, and from
eight other districts of the jurisdiction. At the
banquet table the entertainment excelled any at
which I have been present, considering the strength
of the lodge and the population of the town.
Many very excellent addresses were given in re-
sponse to toasts introduced by most appropriate
quotations. I was very hospitably entertained
during my visit by Bro. Frank Coombe, Wor. Bro.
Watson, Wor. Bro. Malcolm, R. W^or. Bro. Mac-
pherson, and I shall not soon forget my visit to
Northern Light.
On the 13th June I paid a visit to the lodges
in the town of Oshawa — Cedar and Lebanon.
The officers of both lodges took part in the work
presented for the inspection of the D.D.G.M., Bro.
Lawlor, who paid his official visit on that evening.
After supper the visitors were well entertained by
beautifully rendered music, and recitations given
by R. W. Bro. Punshon, who also presided over
that part of the meeting in his inimitable way.
At the urgent invitation of Dalhousie, The Builders
and Fidelity Lodges, I conducted a joint installa-
tion and investiture of the officers on June 20th-
I was assisted by the P.D.D.G. Masters of the city
in that ceremony, which was witnessed by a large
number of the members resident in the city.
Appointment to the Board.
By the death of R. Wor. Bro. Merriman, a
vacancy occurred in the Benevolent Committ -e of
the Board. Learning that R. Wor. Bro. Guest had
returned from overseas, I offered the position to
him, but he advised that he did not feel justified
in accepting, giving as the reason that he was
returning to the battle front. I then appointed
R. W. Bro. Rea, of Toronto, for the balance of the
term.
Bi-CentenniaL
T esteem it my duty to remind you that with
the 24th of June next will occur the Two hundredth
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Anniversary of what is termed the "Revival of
Masonrv." I notice that some jurisdictions even
now are considering celebration of this event To
quote a Masonic paper: "The event should be
generallv observed throughout the Masonic world
as the one which brought together a few individual
lodges, cementing the bonds of fraternity, giving
inspiration to the members of the craft, and paving
the way for the marked growth and development
that followed." "A proper celebration would do
much to educate the world in general and the craft
in particular concerning modern ^Masonry." I
would suggest that if this Grand Lodge decides
upon action, that it be in an inexpensive way.
Perhaps a paper on the subject, prepared and read
at the next annual session by our Grand Historian,
whom we infrequently trouble in this regard,
would suffice. Or, we might in addition, have the
paper distributed to the lodges in pamphlet form
for the benefit of young members of the craft. T
leave both reminder and suggestions for your con-
sideration.
Card Index.
The work of indexing the names appearing on
our register since the formation of Grand Lodge in
1855, has been continued during the year, and fair
progress made. Frequent cases of sickness among
our office staff has somewhat delayed the work, but
there can be no question that when it is completed
it will be of great assistance in keeping permanent
record of names. At the commencement in 1914,
it was estimated that one hundred thousand cards
would suffice. It now .seems probable that one
hundred and twenty thousand will be required, and
of this number, eighty thousand have already been
used.
Conclusion.
In thus reporting upon the activities of the
craft, and the work performed by me in connection
therewith, I have perhaps literally fulfilled the
duties of the office. It might be advisable, however
to make further comment on the general impres-
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sion left on the mind after a year's contact with
every part of the jurisdiction, in order that ten-
dencies which are excellent may receive commenda-
tion, while those of an opposite nature may by
directing attention thereto he restrained, if not dis-
continued. Fortunately, a leaning toward that
which is not beneficial is very rare in this
jurisdiction. As a matter of fact, I know of only
one tendency in connection with the conduct of
lodge affairs which may prove harmful if permitted
to grow — a competitive spirit among city lodges.
There is effort on the part of small, young
lodges to emulate the older and stronger lodges, and
in the older lodges to outdo one another in social
entertainment. I believe in general there is al-
together too much weight given to the importance
of social nights, and I am opposed to the feeling.
— to the demand principally coming from young
members, and satisfied by the officers generally —
that it is the duty of the Wor. Master of a lodge
like a theatre manager, to provide as a special
attraction, officers for the evening chosen from a
particular profession, or, under other circumstance;
because the attention of the members will be thus
taken up by the form, and rhetoric employed,
while the aim, importance and solemnity of "the
work" itself be overshadowed. There is, too, a
more serious aspect of competition — canvassing for
members. I have no proof that such has occurred,
but long lists of names appearing on notices of
meetings which I have read, arouses suspicion that
we are not entirely free from that evil. In my
judgment — without making irksome labor out of
what should be a pleasure — a lodge cannot confer
the degrees upon more than thirty applicants
during the usual ten months of operation; and
when one reads notices which contain more than
double that number of names to be balloted for at
one meeting, and also naming unseasonable and
unreasonable hours for opening the lodge, one con-
clusion follows: that if competition, which I think
is at the root of all the extra work continues and
becomes widely spread, it will have very bad effect
wherever it is practised.
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Aside from this competitive feature, which is
happily limited to few cases, lodge methods are all
that reason can expect. One has only to read
Masonic history to gain an idea of the great
change in lodge government that has taken place.
Fancy one of our ancient brethren, the boon
companions of the 18th or beginning of the
19th century, who met in their taverns and
made the meeting of the lodge an occasion
of revelry, entering one of the lodge rooms
in 1916. He would scarcely recognize his Masonry
in the well ordered Masonry of today, nor feel at
home in lodge or at banquet, especially, as through-
out the length and breadth of the land, the tem-
perance spirit has so developed that the necessity
or desire for that tonic, which our old brethren
deemed essential to a good time, rarely appears on
our tables or is longer considered as indispensable.
Nor does improvement in lodge methods alone
constitute the only change that has come over the
craft. There are no records available for compari-
son regarding qualification demanded in bygone
days, beyond the physical. The old law provided
that the applicant conformed to the ideal of phy-
sical perfection as then understood. We do not
esteem physical perfection a necessity, nor a possi-
bility, as in one particular or another nature will
have tired in her labours, and there will remain a
lack of development in some part or organ, which
prevents any mortal becoming physically perfect,
and we are content in this connection to admit
those who can comply with our form and ceremony.
The most important change, consists in the general
demand of the membership that the applicant of
today be a well-balanced man, mentally endowed,
and morally developed as to understand his rela-
tions with his fellows, and have clear conceptions
of his obligations to the vSupreme Architect of the
Universe. It is now a general rule, applied over all
the jurisdiction respecting applicants for member-
ship that no man is fit to become a member of this
order in whom the mental powers have not reached
that degree of development, which will assure that
he possesses the capacity to understand the system
of which he desires, and is to become a part. The
ANNUAL COMMIXICATION, LONDON, 191(i 67
same is true of his moral status, moral excellence
has become essential, indispensable, and it is now
esteemed that if an applicant lack that virtue,
though he possess all other things, he is utterly
unfit for the degrees of Masonry. There is also a
better understanding in the craft that union and
harmony constitute the very essence of Masonry —
the only quality under which a lodge becomes really
successful. Members now rarely bring their troubles
and disputes to the lodge floor. Is it not a fact
that men, particularly Masons, are recognizing
more and more the futility of quarrels? And in pro-
portion as that feeling grows, and animosities give
place to peace and good-fellowship, there will be
attracted to the halls of Masonry tho'se who desire
to extend their influence of whatever makes for the
welfare and betterment of the human race.
During the year you have permitted me to
rule over this craft, I have done what in me lay
to forward the interests of Masonry in this Pro-
vince. If I have Succeeded in saying one word, or
doing one act that has or will have good influence,
I am satisfied, for mv creed has been:
To leave some simple mark behind,
That I have lived for men to find;
If enmity to aught I show
To be an honest, generous foe;
To play my little part, nor whine
Thai greater honors are not mine^,
This, I believe, is all I need
For my philosophy and creed.
Fraternally yours,
S. A. LUKE,
Grand Master.
London, 19th July, 1916.
68 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
It was moved by R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope,
seconded by M. W. Bro. J. H. Burritt, and
Resolved, that the address of the M. W. the Grand
Master be referred to a special committee to report thereon.
The M. W. the Grand Master named as such
committee M. W. Bros. W. D. McPherson, A. T.
Freed and J. H. Burritt.
The Grand Secretary presented the Grand
Treasurer's and Grand Secretary's reports as fol-
lows-—
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 69
GRAND TREASURER'S REPORT.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers and Members
of the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Canada in the Province of
Ontario.
I herewith submit a statement of the Receipts and Disburse-
ments and Investment Accounts of the Grand Lodge for the vear
ending May 31st, 1916.
GENERAL ACCOUNT.
REVENUE.
Receipts from Grand Secretary :
From Lodges $41,507 91
Interest on Investments 4,945 6.3
Interest on Bank Deposits 72 89
Refund amount paid on account of ex-
penses administration Belgian Fund ... 33 93
Debentures Matured and Paid :
Brockville 446 77
Berlin 777 69
S 1,224 46
$47,784 82
To Balance due Canadian Bank of
Commerce. 31st May, 1915 $ 4,640 34
Outstanding Cheques 812 54
5,452 88
$42,3^31 94
DISBURSEMENTS.
General Charges $19,107 31
Benevolent Orders 30,625 00
$49,732 31
Dr. Bank Balance at 31st May,
1916 $ 6,868 71
Outstanding Cheques .531 66
$ 7,400 37
$42..331 94
All of which is fraternally submitted.
E. T. MALONE,
Grand Treasurer.
Audited and found correct :
HARRY VIGEON, F.C.A..
June 21st. 1916. Auditor.
70 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
DETAILS OF DISBURSEMENTS.
1915
June 14 — Grand Secretary, account incidentals S 200 00
Grand Treasurer, salary to 30th Jiine 50 00
Grand Secretary, salary to 30th June 750 00
Auditor, salary to 30th June 75 00
Superannuation allowance to former Chief
Clerk in Grand Secretary's ofhce to 30th
June 66 67
Assistant in Grand Secretary's office, salary
to 30th June 91 66
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
30th June , 60 00
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
30th June 55 00
Stenographer in Grand Secretary's office,
salary to 30th June 83 33
30 — Interest on overdraft 18 65
July 15 — Grand Master's Stenographer 100 GO
Deputy Grand Master, postage 15 00
J. A. IMacfadden, postage 15 00
Geo. S. Alay, postage 10 00
Hamilton Alasonic Association, rent to 1st J'y 250 00
Bell Telephone, account to loth July 15 00
Times Printing Co, account to 1st May, 1915 744 48
Robert Raw Co., account to 1st July, 1915 42 10
Robt. Duncan & Co., account to 1st July, 1915 39 40
Clark cS: Co., account to 1st July, 1915 2 38
Copp Clark Co., account for certificates 202 00
Ambrose Kent Co., account to 1st July, 1915 3 50
Eastern Canadian Passenger Association
account 6 00
G. S. IVIay, account Grand Lodge expenses . 1 ,300 00
27 — Grand Master's account, expenses 200 00
Grand Secretary's account, incidentals 200 00
Superannuation allowance to former Chief
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office to 30th
July, 1915 66 67
Assistant in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
30th July, 1915 91 66
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
30th July, 1915 60 00
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
30th July, 1915 55 00
J. B. Nixon, account Benevolent Investigation 250 00
Stenographer in Grand Secretary's office, to
31st July 83 33
Aug. ^13 — A. T. Freed, Foreign Correspondence 250 00
Times Printing Co., account Grand Lodge
Reports 393 50
Simmons & Son, account floral wreaths 32 00
Suj^erannuation allowance to former Chief
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office to 31st Aug 66 66
Assistant in Grand Secretary's office, salary
to 31st August 91 68
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 71
1915
Aug. 13 — Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
31st August 60 00
Clerk in Grand Secratary's office, salary to
31st August 55 00
Stenographer in Grand Secretary's office, to
31st August 83 34
Sept. 8 — Thomas Lester, insurance premium 25 27
Hugh Murray, insurance premium 25 27
E. G. Payne, insurance premium 25 27
Robert Duncan, account to 31st August 34 40
Howell Lithographing Co., to 31st August 54 00
Commercial Engravers, account G. M. Por-
trait 4 00
Robert Raw Co., account to 31st August 5 40
J. B. Ni.\on, account Benevolent Investiga-
tion 250 00
27 — Grand Secretary's salary to 30th September.. 750 00
Grand Treasurer's salary to 30th September. 50 00
Auditor's account to 30th September 75 00
Superannuation allowance to former Chief
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office to 30th vSep. 66 67
Assistant in Grand Secreatry's office, salary
to 30th vSeptember 91 67
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
30th September 60 00
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
30th September 55 00
vStenographer in Grand Secretary's office,
salary to 30th September 83 33
John S. Gordon, account addresses 17 50
Copp Clark Co., account 513 65
Oct. 16 — Alexander Patterson, expenses M. R. A 50 00
Masonic Hall Association, rent to 1st Oct 250 00
20 — Robert Raw Co., account 14 70
Bell Telephone Co , account 15 25
21 — J. B Nixon, account Benevolent Investigation. 250 00
26 — Superannuation allowance to former Chief
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office to 31st Oct. 66 67
Assistant in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
31st October 91 67
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
31st October 60 00
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
31st October .55 00
Interest on overdraft 10 65
Stenographer in Grand Secretary's office,
salary to 31st October S3 33
Nov. 17— Testimonial to M. W. Bro. McPherson, P.G.M. 500 00
Premium on Grand Secretary's Bond 12 50
Grand Secretary's account, incidentals 200 00
26 — Balance Grand Lodge expenses 125 71
Superannuation allowance to former Chief
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office to 30th
November 66 66
83
34
20
60
250 00
100
00
50
00
750
00
75
00
72 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
1915
Nov. 26 — Assistant in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
30th November 91 66
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
30th November 60 00
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
30th November 55 00
Stenographer in Grand Secretary's office, sal-
ary to 30th November
Interest on Bank overdraft
Dec. 13 — J. B. Nixon, account Benevolent Investiga-
tion
17 — Grand Master's Stenographer
Grand Treasurer's salary to 31st December....
Grand Secretary's salary to 31st December...
Auditor's salary to 31st December
Superannuation allowance to former Chief
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, to 31st
December 66 67
Assistant in Grand Secretary's office, salary
to 31st December 91 66
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
31st December 60 00
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
31st December 55 00
Stenographer in Grand Secretary's office, sal-
ary to 31st December....:
31 — Interest on Bank overdraft
1916.
Jan. 21 — Robert Duncan Co., account
Copp Clark Co., account
Times Printing Co., account 1,719
Hamilton Paper Box Co., account
Bell Telephone Co., account
F. C. Ryan, account
Grand Secretary
27 — Superannuation allowance to former Chief
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office to 31st
January, 1916 66 67
Assistant in Grand Secretary's office, salary
to 31st January 91 67
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
31st January 60 00
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
31st Januarj' 55 00
Stenographer in Grand Secretary's office, sal-
ary to .30st January..... 83 33
l'(b. 4 — Hamilton Masonic Hall Association, rent 250 00
Superannuation allowance to former Chief
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office to 28th
February 66 66
Assistant in Grand Secretary's office, .salary
to 28th February 91 67
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
28th February 60 00
83
33
29
70
13
50
824
46
,719
57
21
65
15
00
19
50
168
00
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 191(5
1916
Feb. 4— Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
2Sth February r^^ qq
Stenographer in Grand Secretary's office, sal-
ary to 28th February 83 3^
Mar. 23— Grand Treasurer's salary to 31st March 50 00
Grand vSecretary's salary to 31st March 750 00
Auditor's salary to 31st March 75 oo
Superannuation allowance to former Chief
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office to 31st
March n^. f-
. . . ^ DO b/
Assistant in Grand Secretary's office, salary
to 31st March g^ g-
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
31st March gg qq
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
31st March 55 qq
Stenographer in Grand Secretary's office, sal-
ary to 31st March 33 33
Bank interest on overdraft 9 gQ
April 15— Hamilton Masonic Hall Association, rent to
April 1st 250 00
Robert Duncan Co., account to 30th April 20 95
Times Printing Co., account to 30th April 352 40
Bell Telephone Co., account to 30th April 15 30
Masonic Relief Association 295 91
Robert Raw Co.. account to 30th April ^ 80
22 — A. C. Turnbull Co., account to 30th April 19 VQ
25 — Superannuation allowance to former Chief
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, to 3Jth
April 66 67
Assistant m Grand Secretary's office, salary to
30th April gj g-
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
30th April... 6QQ0
Clerk in Grand Secretary s office, salary to
30th April...... 55 QQ
btenographer in Grand Secretary's office, sal-
ary to 30th April 83 33
Bank interest on overdraft 32 44
M*y 2— Grand Secretary, account incidentals 150 00
o— Rent of Toronto General Trusts Company
Box to 6-4-17 4Q QQ
26 — Superannuation allowance to former Chief
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary
to 30th May 66 66
Assistant in Grand Secretary's office, salary
to 30th May gj 66
Stenographer in Grand Secretary's office, sal-
ary to 30th May 83 34 ■
Clerk in Grand Secretary's office, salary to
30thMay 60 00
Clerk m Grand Secretary's office, salary to
30th May 55 qq
74 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
1916
May 31 — Bank interest on overdraft -. 29 15
819,107 31
Benevolent Orders 30,625 00
S49,732 31
Dr. Balance due Bank S 6,868 71
Outstanding cheques 531 66
7,400 37
842,331 94
The attached statement of Assets shows the amount to the
credit of the General Fund on the 31st of May, 1916, and the sums
invested, with the rates of interest All the Debentures are deposit-
ed in the vaults of the Toronto General Trusts Corporation, and are
under the care of the Grand Treasurer nnd the Grand Secretary,
who, in addition to the Vault Clerk of The Toronto GeneralTrusts
Corporation, hold check ke]'s of the rented box where the debentures
are deposited.
E. T. MALOXE,
Grand Treasurer.
Audited — certified to as being correct.
HARRY VIGEOX, F.C.A.,
Auditor.
June 21st, 1916.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916
GENERAL FUND
Statement of Assets at May 31st, 1916.
Rate of
Interest
Securities
Bear Yield
Cost Value Face Value
$ 10000 00 $ 10000 00
11000 00
2637 82
5523 08
1964 26
10399 00
2116 04
8173 60
2726 53
3002 15
2777 70
509 80
Landed Banking and Loan
Company 4J/2 4H
Toronto General Trusts Cor-
poration 5 5
Berlin, Town of 5 43^
Berlin, Town of 5 5
Brampton, Town of 6 6
Brandon, City of 5 4;^^
Brandon, City of 5 4>^
Brantford, City of 4 3^
Brockville, Town of 4 4}/^
Brockville, Town of 4 iy^
Hamilton. City of 4 4%
Kincardine, Town of 5 4%
New Westminster, City of... 5 4.80
New Westminster, Citv of... 5 4^
Oxford, County of 5 4J^
Peterborough, Town of 4J^ 4J^
Port Arthur, City of ' 5 4%
St. Thomas, City of 4 4 1-16
St. Thomas, City of 5 43^
Stratford, City of i 43^ 4>^
Strathcona City of : 43/^ 4-^
Toronto, City of S}4 4.05
Balance due Canadian Bank of Com-
merce, May 31st, 1916, overdrawn $ 6868 71
Cheques outstanding, May 31st, 1916 531 66
11000 00
2574 '24
5523 08
1964 26
10000 00
2000 00
8000 00
2911 09
3158 83
3000 00
500 00
5125 50
5000 00
5208 50
5000 00
1613 60
1509 58
5121 37
5121 37
1009 31
1000 00
12026 07
12148 50
5536 99
5351 16
980 95
1000 00
4842 00
5018 28
4484 14
4866 66
$106778 41
$106647 05
-$ 7400 37
$ 99246 68
E. T. MALONE.
Grand Treasurer.
Correct, June 21st, 1916.
HARRY VIGEON, F. C. A.,
Auditor.
76
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
1915-1916
PAYMENTS BY GRAND TREASURER ON ACCOUNT
.OF BENEVOLENCE, GENERAL FUND
June, 1915
2ti Mrs. T. D. H $75 00
Miss M. W 75 00
Miss M. H. H ■... 18 75
August
9 Mrs. J. V 30 00
Mrs. W. A. T 30 00
Mrs W. B. H 50 00
Mrs. H. J..H 50 00
Miss C. P 25 00
MissU. P 25 00
Mrs. J. R. Q 25 00
Mrs. A. S 30 00
Mrs. N. B. C 75 00
Mrs. G. G 30 00
Mrs. R. W 50 00
Bro. T. K 50 00
Mrs. G. P 40 00
Mrs. R. A. K 40 00
Mrs. R. T. P 50 00
Mrs. T. H. W 40 00
Mrs. A. T 20 00
Bro. D. F 30 00
Mrs. J. McK 25 00
Mrs. C. W. S. S 30 00
Bro. J. W 30 00
Mrs. J. D. L 50 00
Mrs. J. J. M 50 00
Bro. G. W 50 00
Mrs. J. C 50 00
Mrs.J. R. G 25 00
Mrs. J. F. H 25 00
Mrs. R. W. K 25 00
Mrs. J. A. M 15 00
Mrs. T. R. McD 25 00
Mrs. J. M 15 00
Mrs. A. M 40 00
Mrs. G. V 40 00
Mrs. W. J. C 30 00
Mrs. W. H. H 15 00
Mrs. A. H 50 00
Bro. T. H. L 25 00
Bro. P. L 50 00
Mrs. W. J. McB 30 00
Mrs. T. McC 20 00
Bro. J. B. S 50 00
Bro. R. T. D 50 00
Bro. W. J. H 30 00
August
9 Mrs. C. W. M 30 00
Mrs. J. M 40 00
Bro. A. E. B 30 00
Mrs. W. J. B 40 00
Bro. E. H. B 75 00
Mrs. M. J. T 50 00
Mrs. J. W 30 00
Mrs. W. P 30 00
Mrs. T. E 30 00
Miss F. A. A. F 30 00
Mrs. H. G 30 00
Mrs. J. H 10 00
Mrs. H. L. K 30 00
Mrs. R. 0 20 00
Mrs. A. P 30 00
Mrs. J. P 25 00
Bro. J. A. S 75 00
Mrs. J. W 30 00
Mrs. J. A 50 00
Mrs. J. B 30 00
Bro. C. B 50 00
Mrs. T. W. H 40 00
Mrs. T. McC L 40 00
Mrs. W. R. B 25 00
Mrs. G. C 30 00
Mrs. J. W. C 30 00
Bro. J. J. H 75 00
Mrs. W. H. H 30 00
Mrs. A. J 30 00
Mrs. W. J. S 40 00
Mrs. W. P 20 00
Mrs. B. C. T 30 00
Mrs. J. W 30 00
Mrs. T. B 15 00
Mrs. W. H. W 30 00
Mrs. W. J. C 50 00
Mrs. J. E 30 00
Mrs. P. G 40 00
Miss H. H 20 00
Mrs. W. B 20 00
Mrs. W. H 50 00
Mrs. W. R. S 40 00
Mrs. W. P 25 00
Mrs. D. B 30 00
Mrs. A. D 40 00
Miss E. M. K 20 00
Mrs. J. W. M 20 00
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77
August
9 Mrs. W. F 40 00
Mrs. A. H 15 00
Mrs. W. H. H 20 00
Mrs. F. A. G 50 00
Mrs. J. J. R 50 00
Mrs. T. B 25 00
Mrs. J. A. C 75 00
Mrs. W. D. 1 20 00
Mrs. W. P. K 20 00
Mrs. A. L 25 00
Mrs. J. McK 25 00
Mrs. W. McM 30 00
Mrs. C. W. M 10 00
Mrs. A. M 10 00
Mrs W. H. T 40 00
Mrs. R. J. C 30 00
Mrs. W. S 30 00
Mrs. H. T. W 30 00
Mrs. W. B 30 00
Mrs. H. C 20 00
Mrs. G. N 25 00
Mrs. E. L 30 00
Mrs. W. E. J 40 00
Mrs. C McL 40 00
Miss L. McL 25 00
Miss B. McL 25 00
Miss A. B 20 00
Mrs. H. H 25 00
Mrs. D. McK 25 00
MissE. R 30 00
Mrs. T. T. S 20 00
Mrs. W. H. S 30 00
Mrs. G. S 30 00
Bro. R. A. W 50 00
Mrs. T. A 30 00
Mrs. W.J. C 30 00
Mrs. E. F 40 00
Bro. J. H 75 00
Bro. J. K 75 00
Bro. R.J. L 30 00
Mrs. F. S. B 40 00
Bro. A. E. B 75 00
Mrs. T. G 50 00
Mrs. J. H 30 00
Bro. F. R 50 00
Mrs. T. G. F 30 00
Mrs. E. S. W 25 00
Mrs. D. H. W 25 00
Bro. R. J. H 50 00
Mrs. J. M 25 00
Mrs. A. R. P 40 00
Mrs. J. T. G 30 00
Mrs. W. P 30 00
Mrs. S. G. S 30 00
Mrs. D. B 30 00
: Mrs. J. H. B 20 00
August
9 Mrs. J. W. B 30 00
Mrs. W. A. B 30 00
MissE. E 20 00
Mrs. A. W 25 00
Mrs. S. W 30 00
Bro. F. J 50 00
Mrs. R. A. M 40 00
Mrs. J. R. L. S 25 00
Mrs. G. H. B 40 00
Mrs. H. H. M 50 00
Mrs. J. W 30 00
Mrs. H. T. L 40 00
Mrs. O. J. A 30 00
Mrs. F. D 40 00
Mrs. J. S. G 20 00
Mrs. R. K 50 00
Mrs. G. B. L 30 00
Mrs. T. McK 50 00
Mrs. W. P 30 00
Bro. S. R 50 00
Mrs. J. W. H 30 00
Mrs. J. H 25 00
Mrs. H. St. V. J 20 00
Mrs. H. S. McG 20 00
Mrs. G. S. McT 40 00
Mrs. C. H. N 40 00
Mrs. R. C 30 00
Mrs. F. W. S 40 00
Mrs. W. F. L 30 00
Mrs. H. M 50 00
Mrs. A. F. F 40 00
Mrs. W. E. H 20 00
Mrs. F. A. R 50 00
Mrs. C. F. H. S 40 00
Mrs. J. W 30 00
Mrs. S. B 20 00
Mrs. W. R. B 30 00
Bro. H. E. C 50 00
Mrs. W. C 30 00
Mrs. C. F S 50 00
Mrs. G. E. W 50 00
Mrs. J. J. M 30 00
Mrs. J. A. B 30 00
Bro. M. G. R 75 00
Mrs. F. M. B 40 00
Mrs. H. H 40 00
Mrs. J. M 25 00
Mrs. J. S 30 00
Mrs. R. B 40 00
Mrs. W. T. W 40 00
Mrs. A. C 20 00
Bro. S. B 75 00
Miss A. C 50 00
Mrs. M. W. P 30 00
Mrs. F. C. F 40 00
Mrs. A. A. C 50 00
78
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
August
9 Mrs. G. C. W 50 00
Mrs. J. M 50 00
Mrs. W. F 50 00
Mrs. R. A. D 40 00
Mrs. C. H. H 30 00
Mrs. C. J. H 40 00
Mrs. G. F. H 30 00
Mrs. S. S. R 30 00
Mrs. W. B. W 50 00
Mrs. D. L 25 00
Mrs. T. H. S 40 00
Mrs. W. W 10 00
Mrs. A. C 30 00
Mrs. H. E 25 00
MissS. W 40 00
Mrs. F. W. S 30 00
Mrs. T. H 30 00
Bro. R. R 75 00
Bro. S. A. N 50 00
Mrs. E. W 30 00
Miss B. W 30 00
Mrs. W. B. U 30 00
Mrs. C. J. A 20 00
Mrs. H. A 40 00
Mrs. A. W. W 50 00
Mrs. A. A. B 25 00
Mrs. J. D. 1 50 00
Mrs. A. R. V 25 00
Bro. J. G. M 75 00
Mrs. A. C 40 00
Mrs. W. K 30 00
Mrs. W. J. C 50 00
Mrs. J. M 30 00
Mrs. W. J. A 50 00
Mrs. J. B 30 00
Mrs. J. H 40 00
Mrs. C. C 25 00
Bro. F. M 75 00
Brs. J. M 50 00
Bro. R. T. A 75 00
Mrs. J. H. C 25 00
Bro. J. K 75 00
Mrs. J. McG 30 00
Bro. F. R 30 00
Bro. J. W 50 00
Bro. G. B 25 00
Mrs. A. W 40 00
Mrs. J. B 40 00
Bro. J. R 30 00
Mrs. J. Y 30 00
Bro. H. C. P 30 00
Mrs. J. E 20 00
Mrs. T. G... 30 00
Mrs. C. F. R 40 00
Mrs. W. R. A 15 00
Bro. A. C 20 00
August
9 Mrs. J. L. C 30 00
Mrs. M M 25 00
Mrs. C. H. C 20 00
Mrs. G. G. F 50 00
Mrs. G. G 20 00
Mrs. W. E. K 20 00
Mrs. S. T 40 00
Mrs. I. H. F 20 00
Mrs. E. G. A 25 00
Mrs. P. F 30 00
Bro. A. E 50 00
Bro. C. L. W 50 00
Mrs. R. W. L 30 00
Mrs. W. M 50 00
Mrs. J. H 30 00
Bro. J. E. R 75 00
Mrs. W. A 30 00
Mrs. C. E. D 50 00
Mrs. W 50 00
Mrs. A. S 25 00
Mrs. N. P. F. 30 00
Mrs. G. R 40 00
Mrs. J. S 20 00
Mrs. G. A. T 25 00
Mrs. M. C. W 30 00
Mrs. C. F 30 00
Mrs. J. H. T 30 00
Mrs. G. W. V 40 00
Mrs. J. W. M 30 00
Mrs. J. E. A 30 00
Mrs. T. G. B 50 (X)
Mrs. C. B 10 00
Mrs. D. C. K 40 00
Mrs. G. C. S 40 00
Bro. J. F 75 00
Mrs. J. F 50 00
Miss M. L 25 00
Mrs. J. R 50 00
Bro. D. C 75 00
Mrs. W. W. C 40 00
Mrs. T. E. T 50 00
Bro. G. W. P 30 00
Mrs. B. R 30 00
Mrs. J. P 40 00
Mrs. S. J. H 25 00
Mrs. W. S. S. 25 00
Bro. R. A 50 00
Mrs. J. A 50 00
Miss H. S 30 00
Mrs. T. H 25 00
Mrs. T. D. P 30 00
Mrs. E. G 30 00
Mrs. C. A. C 25 00
Mrs. J. C 25 00
Mrs. G. A. S 40 00
Bro. J. McI 50 00
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August
n Mrs. R. L. S 50 00
Mrs. W. R. S 30 00
Bro. H. T 50 00
Bro. A. P. L 25 00
Bro. C. D. W 75 00
Mrs. J. F 30 00
Mrs. W. W 50 00
Mrs. A. S 20 00
Bro. S. R 25 00
Mrs. R. C 30 00
Mrs. A. K 30 00
Bro. W. H. L 75 00
Mrs. J. Z 30 00
Mrs. S. W 30 00
Bro. W. W 50 00
Bro. J. P. M 50 00
Bro. W. B. A 30 00
Mrs. D. McN 30 00
Mrs. D. C 20 00
Bro. J. W 50 00
Bro. J. C 50 00
Mrs. W. D 25 00
Mrs. R. S. M 30 00
Mrs. R. T. H 25 00
Mrs. G. W. A 40 00
Mrs. R. V ' 40 00
Mrs. T. C. L 40 00
Mrs. E. D 40 00
Mrs. W. D 30 00
Bro. W. F. McD . 75 00
Mrs. J. P. Y 30 00
Mrs. J. F. S 25 00
Bro. C. S 75 00
Mrs. H. R 35 00
Mrs. E. F 30 00
Mrs. W. J. W 30 00
Mrs. A E. H 30 00
Mrs. J. M 25 00
Bro. J. J. B 50 00
Mrs. D. H. C 30 00
Mrs. R. G. R 20 00
Mrs. J. W 30 00
Mrs. H. L 30 00
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Bro. R. E 75 00
Bro. J. McN 50 00
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Bro. J. B 75 00
Mrs. J. S 30 00
Mrs. G. H. L 50 00
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Bro. G. W 50 00
Bro. H. H 30 00
Bro G. A. F. C 40 00
Mrs. J. C 40 00
Bro. D. T 40 00
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Bro. J. F. S
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Mrs. A. C
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Bro. F. M
Mrs. J. A. McN
Bro. J. B
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Bro. W. M
Mrs. A. B
Bro. G. B
September
28 Mrs. T. D. H
Miss M. W
Miss M. H. H
October
12 Bro. F. M. P. W. .
December
21 Mrs. T. D. H
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February
21 Mrs. J. V
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February
21 Mrs.'W. B. H 50 00
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Miss C. P 25 00
Miss U. P 25 00
Mrs. J. R. Q 25 00
Mrs. A. vS 30 00
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Mrs. G. P 40 00
Mrs. R. A. K 40 00
Mrs. R. T. P 50 00
Mrs. T. H. W 40 00
Mrs. A. T 20 00
Mrs. J. McK 25 00
Mrs. C. W. S. S 30 00
Mrs. J. D. L 50 00
Mrs. J. J. M 50 00
Bro. G. W 50 00
Mrs. J. R. G 25 00
Mrs. J. F. H 25 00
Mrs. R. M. K 25 00
Mrs. J. A. M 15 00
Mrs. T. E. McD 25 00
Mrs. J. M 15 00
Mrs. A. M 40 00
Mrs. H. G. V 40 00
Mrs. W. J. C 30 00
Mrs. W. H. H 15 00
Mrs. A. H 50 00
Mrs. T. H. L 25 00
Bro. P. L 50 00
Mrs. W. J. McB 30 00
Mrs. T. McC 20 00
Bro. J. B. S 50 00
Bro. J. W 30 00
Bro. W. J. H 30 00
Mrs. C. W. M 30 00
Mrs. A. E. B 30 00
Mrs. W. J. B 40 00
Mrs. E. H. B 75 00
Miss M. J. T 50 00
Mrs. J. W 30 00
Mrs. T. E 30 00
Miss F. F 30 00
Mrs. H. G 30 00
Mrs. J. H 10 00
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Mrs. R. 0 20 00
Mrs. A. P 30 00
Mrs. J. P 25 00
Mrs. J. W 30 00
Mrs. T. A 50 00
Mrs. j. B 30 00
February
21 Bro. C. B 50 00
Mrs. T. W. H 40 00
Mrs. T. McC L 40 00
Mrs. W. R. B 25 00
Mrs. G. C 30 00
Mrs. J. W. C 30 00
Mrs. J. H 75 00
Mrs. W. H. H 30 00
Mrs. A. J 30 00
Mrs. W. J. S 40 00
Mrs. W. P 20 00
Mrs. B. C. T 30 00
Mrs. J. W 30 00
Mrs. T. B 15 00
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Bro. W. G. E 50 00
Mrs. J. E 30 00
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Mrs. W. B 20 00
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Mrs. W. R. S 40 00
Mrs. W. T 25 00
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Miss E. McK 20 CO
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February
21 Mrs. G. S 30 00
Bro. R. A. W 50 00
Mrs. T. A 30 00
Mrs. W.J. C 30 00
Mrs. E. F 40 00
Bro. W. J. K 75 00
Mrs. R. J. L 30 00
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Bro. A. E. B 75 00
Mrs. T. G 50 00
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Bro. F. R 50 00
Mrs. T. G. F 30 OJ
Mrs. E. S. W 25 CO
Mrs. D. H. W 25 00
Bro. R. J. H 50 00
Mrs. J. M 25 00
Mrs. A. P 40 00
Mrs. J. T. G 30 00
Mrs. W. P 30 00
Mrs. S. G. S 30 00
Mrs. D. B 30 00
Mrs. J. H. B 20 00
Mrs. J. W. B 30 00
Mrs. W. A. B 30 00
MissE. E 20 00
Mrs. A. W 25 00
Mrs. S. W 30 00
Bro. F. J 50 00
Mrs. R. A. M 40 00
Mrs. J. R. L. S 25 00
Mrs. G. H. B 40 00
Mrs. W. H. M 50 00
Mrs. J. R. W 30 00
Mrs. H. T. LeB 40 00
Mrs. O. J. A 30 00
Mrs. F. D 40 00
Mrs. J. S. G 20 00
Mrs. R. K 50 00
Mrs. G. B. L 30 00
"Mrs. T. McK 50 00
Mrs. W. P 30 00
Bro. S. R 50 00
Mrs. J. W. H 30 00
Mrs. J. H 25 00
Mrs. H. St. V. J 20 00
Mrs. H. S. McG 20 00
Mrs. G. S. McI 40 00
Mrs. F. W. S 40 00
Mrs. W. F. L 30 00
Mrs. A.V. F 40 00
Mrs. W. E. H 20 00
Mrs. F. A. R 50 00
Mrs. C. F. H. S 40 00
Mrs. J. W 30 00
Mrs. S. B 20 00
February
21 Mrs. \V. R. B 30 00
Bro. H. E. C 50 00
Mrs. W. C 30 00
Mrs. C. F. S 50 00
Mrs. G. E. W 50 00
Mrs. J. J. M 30 00
Bro. M. J. R 75 00
Mrs. J. A. B 30 00
Mrs. F. M. B 40 00
Mrs. H. H." 40 00
Mrs. J. W 25 00
Mrs. J. S 30 00
Mrs. R. B 40 00
Mrs. W. T. W 40 00
Mrs. A. C 20 00
Miss A. C 50 00
Mrs. M. W. P 30 00
Mrs. F. C. F 40 00
Mrs. A. A. C 50 00
Mrs. G. O. W 50 00
Mrs. J. M 50 00
Mrs. W. F... 50 00
Mrs. R. A. D 40 00
Mrs. C. H. H 30 00
Mrs. C. J. H 40 00
Mrs. G. F. B 30 00
Mrs. S. S. R 30 00
Mrs. W. B. W 50 00
Mrs. J. C 50 00
Mrs. D. L 25 00
Mrs. T. H. S 40 00
Mrs. W. W 10 00
Mrs. A. C 30 00
Mrs. H. E 25 00
MissS. W 40 00
Mrs. F. W. S 30 00
Bro. R. R 75 00
Bro. S. A. M 50 00
Mrs. E. W 30 00
Miss B. W 30 00
Mrs. W. B. U 30 00
Mrs. C. J. A 20 00
Mrs. H. A 40 00
Mrs. A. A. B 25 00
Mrs. J. D. 1 50 00
Airs. A. R. V 25 00
Mrs. A. C 40 00
Mrs. W. K 30 00
Mrs. W. J. C 50 00
Mrs. J. M 30 00
Mrs. W. J. A 50 00
Mrs. J. B 30 00
Mrs. J. E. H 40 00
Mrs. C. C : 25 00
Bro. J. M 50 00
Bro. R. T. A 75 00
82
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February
21 Mrs.'T. H. C 25 00
Bro. J. K 75 00
Mrs. J. McG 30 00
Bro. F. R 30 00
Bro. J. W 50 00
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Mrs. A. W 40 00
Mrs. J. B 40 00
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Mrs. J. Y 30 00
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Mrs. J. E 20 00
Mrs. T. G 30 00
Mrs. C. F. R 40 00
Mrs. W. R. A 15 00
Mrs. A. C. C 20 00
Mrs. J. L. C 30 00
Mrs. M. M 25 00
Mrs. E. C. A 25 00
Mrs. P. F 30 00
Bro. C. L. W 50 00
Mrs. R. W. L 30 00
Mrs. W. McG 50 00
Mrs. J. H 30 00
Bro. J. E. R 75 00
Mrs. C. E. D 50 00
Mrs. C. H. C 20 00
Mrs. G. O. F 50 00
Mrs. G. G 20 00
Mrs. W. E. K 20 00
Mrs. S. T 40 00
Mrs. I. H. P 20 00
Mrs. J. W 50 00
Mrs. A. R. S 25 00
Mrs. G. R 40 00
Mrs. J. S 20 00
Mrs. G. A. T 25 00
Mrs. M. C. W 30 00
Mrs. C. F 30 00
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Mrs. C. B 10 00
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Mrs. J. F 50 00
Miss M. L 25 00
Bro. D. C 75 00
Mrs. N. M. C 40 00
Bro. G. W. P 30 00
Mrs. B. R 30 00
Mrs. J. P 40 00
Mrs. S. J. H 25 00
Mrs. W. J. vS 25 00
February
21 Bro. R. A 50 00
Mrs. J. A 50 00
Miss H. S 30 00
Mrs. T. H 25 00
Mrs. T. D. P 30 00
Mrs. E. G 30 00
Mrs. C. A. C 25 00
Mrs. J. C 25 00
Mrs. G. A. S 40 00
- Bro. J. McI 50 00
Mrs. R. L. S 50 00
Mrs. W. R. S 30 00
Bro. H. T 50 00
Bro. A. P. L 25 00
Bro. C. D. W 75 00
Mrs. J. F 30 00
Mrs. F. M. P. W... 75 00
Mrs. W. W 50 00
Mrs. A. S 20 00
Bro. S. R 25 00
Mrs. R. C 30 00
Mrs. A. K 30 00
Bro. W. H. L 75 00
Mrs. J. Z 30 00
Mrs. S. W 30 00
Bro. W. W 50 00
Bro. J. P. M 50 00
Bro. W. B. A 30 00
Mrs. D. McN 30 00
Mrs. R. C 20 00
Bro. J. W 50 00
Bro. J. C... 50 00
Mrs. W. D 25 00
Mrs. R. S. M 30 00
Mrs. R. T. H 25 00
Mrs. G. W. A 40 00
Mrs. R. V 40 00
Mrs T. C. L 40 00
Mrs. E. D 40 00
Mrs. W. D 30 00
Mrs. W. F. McD . . 75 00
Mrs. J. P. V 30 00
Mrs. J. F. S 25 00
Bro. C. S 75 00
Mrs. H. R 35 00
Mrs. E. F 30 00
Mrs. M. J. W 30 00
Mrs. A. E. H ,.... 30 00
Mrs. J. M 25 00
Mrs. D. H. C 30 00
Mrs. R. G. R 20 00
Mrs. J. W 30 00
Mrs. H. L 30 00
Mrs. A. A. M 40 00
Bro. R. E 75 00
Bro. J. McN 50 00
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Mrs. J. W. P
Mrs. H. B. S
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Mrs. J. C
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Mrs. A. C
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Mrs. J. E. A
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21 Bro. C. W 50 00
A. S 30 00
A. S. R 30 00
J. A. R 30 00
T. L 30 00
F. M 75 00
J. A. McN 50 00
J. B 30 00
J. W. G 50 00
W. M 50 00
A. B 50 00
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Mrs.
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24 Mrs.
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28 Bro.
March
4 Miss A. V 30 00
6 Mrs. G. H. M 50 00
7 Mrs. C. H. N 40 00
14 Mrs. J. D. S. C 40 00
Miss F. C 50 00
22 Mrs. F. A. P 30 00
Mrs. F. R 30 00
28 Mrs. T. D. H 75 00
Miss M. W 75 00
Miss M. H, H 18 75
April
19 Miss J. E. T 50 00
20 Mrs. G. vS 50 00
Bro. A. H. H 50 00
$30,700 00
Less Cheque 5537
W. A. Roonev,
Cancelled 75 00
S30,625 00
84 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
THE SEMI-CENTENNIAL BENEVOLENT FUND.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers and Members
of the Grand Lodge A. F & A. M. of Canada in the Province of
Ontario, Canada.
I herewith submit a statement of receipts and expenditures of
the Semi-Centennial Fund for the year ending 31st May, 1916.
RECEIPTS.
To balance at the credit of the account in the
Canadian Bank of Commerce on 31st
May, 1915 S 1,550 43
Less outstanding Cheques 560 00
990 43
Amount received from Grand Secretary dur-
ing year ending 31st May, 1916 19 00
Interest on Investments 4,846 71
Interest on Bank Deposits 59 03
Berlin Debentures, installments 690 27
Berlin Debentures installments 59 29
St. Thomas v 5.000 00
10,674 30
SI 1,664 73
DISBURSEMENTS.
Purchase of Tilbury East Debs $ 641 20
Purchase of Tilbury East Debs 138 63
Accrued interest on Debs, purchased 25 84
Dominion of Canada War Bonds... 195 50
Dominion of Canada W^ar Bonds... 4,996 40
$ 5,997 57
Benevolent Orders 5,445 00
11,442 57
Balance in Bank $ 767 16
Less outstanding cheques 545 00
222 16
$11,664 73
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 85
SEMI-CENTENNIAL FUND.
Statement of Assets at May 31st. 1916.
Rate of
Interest
Securities
Bear
DEBENTURES
Berlin, City of
Berlin, City of
Berlin, City of
Brampton, Town of
Brandon, City of
Calgary, City of
Dom. of Canada, War loan..
Dnrham, Town of
Gait, Town of
Ingersoll, Town of
Kincardine, Town of
North Vancouder, Dist. of...
Oakville, Town of
Oshawa, Town of
Owen Sound, Town of
Owen Sound, Town of
Owen Sound, Town of
Peterborough, City of
Peterborough, City of
Peterborough, City of.
Peterborough, City of
St. Catharines, City of
St. Mary's, Town of
Saltfieet, Township of
Sault Ste. Marie. Town of..
Seathforth, Town of
Shuniah, Municipality of
Strathroy, Town of
Tilbury East. Township of
Walkerville. Town of
Walkerville. Town of
Windsor, City of j
Windsor, City of
Woodstock, City of
Toronto General Trusts Corp...
Hamilton Masonic Hall Assoc-
iation Stock
5
5
5
6
5
4^
5
5
4
4
5
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5
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5
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5
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5
Yield
Balance in Canadian Bank
May 31st, 1916
Less outstanding Cheques..
of Commerce,
Cost
Value
Face
Value
4^
$ 1150
94
% 1102 65
434
4990
58
4929 94
4H
3088
38
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6
1841
49
1841 49
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4000 00
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4000 00
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5200 00
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1439
71
1528 43
5
1695
60
2000 00
5
891
60
1000 00
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1019
60
1000 00
434
2880
60
3000 00
434
4971
42
4787 92
4^
4316
40
4316 40
5
940
10
1000 00
414
2200
80
2000 00
5.20
1950
60
2000 00
4
1693
20
2000 00
5
907
90
1000 00
414
1905
50
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3854
72
3854 72
414
5141
74
5319 96
4.80
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63
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434
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22
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434
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64
1800 00
434
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56
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90
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1546 54
514
779 83
766 68
434
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34
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599
88
639 13
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3867
97
4083 89
6
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70
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4240 00
4000 00
5
5000 00
5000 00
6
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100 00
$101970 28
$102955 56
767 16
545 00
$ 222 16
$103177 72
E. T.
MALONE.
Correct, June 21st, 1916. Grand Treasurer.
HARRY VIGEON, F. C. A.,
Auditor.
86
GPAND LODGE OF CANADA
1915-1916
PAYMENTS BY THE GRAND TREASURER ON ACCOUNT
OF BENEVOLENCE, SEMI-CENTENNIAL FUND
August, 1915
12 Miss M. W S50 00
October
1 Bro. T. McM 50 00
5 Bro. J. P 50 00
Mrs. A. F 50 00
21 Mrs L. Y 50 00
Mrs. H. H 50 00
29 Mrs. A. A 50 00
Bro. J. McL 50 00
November
3 Bro. G. R. L 50 00
22 Bro. A. F. C 50 00
Bro. G. L. G 50 00
December
2 Miss F. A. F 60 00
10 Bro. T. K 25 00
Mrs. J. J. M 25 00
Mrs. J. C 25 00
Mrs. C. W. M 20 00
Mrs. J. M 10 00
Bro. E. H. B 50 00
Bro. J. A 25 00
Mrs. T. C. McL 25 00
Mrs. W. J. S 25 00
Mrs. F. A. G 25 00
Bro. J. A. C 75 00
13 MissE. K 10 00
Mrs. E. L 20 00
Mrs. G. S 10 00
Mrs. W. J. K 50 00
Bro. A. E. B 40 00
Mrs. T. G 25 00
Bro. R. J. H 25 00
Mrs. A. R. P 20 00
Mrs. W. M 25 00
Mrs. T. McK 25 00
Mrs. A. V. F 10 00
Mrs. M. G. R. 25 00
Bro. H. G. C. 25 00
Mrs. C. F. S. 25 00
Mrs. G. E. W. 25 00
Mrs. T. H. W 10 00
Mrs. T. E. McD .10 00
Bro. J. B 10 00
Mrs. T. W. H. 10 00
Mrs.W. F. 20 00
Mrs. E. F 10 00
Mrs. C. H. S. 10 00
December
13 Mrs. W. T. W 10 00
Bro. S. B 25 00
Mrs. H. F 20 00
Mrs. H. A 25 00
Mrs. W. J. C 25 00
Mrs. J. E. H 20 00
Bro. F. R 25 00
Bro. J. K 50 00
Mrs. G. O. F 25 00
Bro. J. E. R 75 00
Mrs. J. W 25 00
Mrs. J. F 50 00
Mrs. J. R 25 00
Mrs. T. E. T 25 00
Mrs. J. P 25 00
Bro. R. A 25 00
Bro. C. D. W 50 00
Mrs. W. W 25 00
Mrs. W. E. L 50 00
Mrs. A. A. M 10 00
Bro. J. B 75 00
Mrs. J. W. W 20 00
Mrs. J. H. B 25 00
Bro. W. E. C 20 00
Mrs. W. B 25 00
Mrs. A. C 20 00
Bro. F. McD 50 00
Mrs. J. A. McN 25 00
Miss M. W 50 00
Mrs. W. F 20 00
Bro. H. McP 20 00
Mrs. T. G 10 00
Mrs. A. S 20 00
Mrs. R. C 20 00
Mrs. W. D 10 00
Mrs. J. F. S 10 00
Mrs. D. H. C 30 00
Mrs. J. McK 15 00
Mrs. J. W 10 00
Bro. J. J. H 25 00
Mrs. T. B 10 00
Mrs. R. C 20 00
Mrs. H. C 10 00
Bro. S. R 25 00
Mrs. S. J. H 10 00
Bro. J. W 25 00
Bro. C. W 25 00
Mrs A. S. R 20 00
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87
December
13 Mrs. T. L 20 00
Bro. J. P 25 00
Miss O. G 20 00
21 Mrs. W. R 50 00
24 Bro. H. K. M 50 00
27 Mrs. J. G 50 00
Bro. G. P 50 00
Bro. A. E. G 50 00
1916
January
4 Bro. J. R 50 00
Bro. T. C 50 00
27 Bro. A. C 50 00
Bro. G. E. M 50 00
February
5 Bro. "S. M. S 50 00
Bro. W. H. 1 50 00
Bro. M. E. L 50 00
March
14 Bro. J. W 50 00
May
8 Bro. T. K 25 00
Mrs. J. J. M 25 00
MissF. C 25 00
Mrs. C. W. M.. 20 00
Mrs. J. M 10 00
Bro. E. H. B 50 00
Mrs. J. A 25 00
Mrs. T. McL 25 00
Mrs. W. J. S 25 00
Miss O. L. G 20 00
Mrs. F. A. G 25 00
Bro. J. A. C 75 00
MissE. K 10 00
Mrs. E. L 20 00
Mrs. G. S 10 00
Bro. W. J. K 50 00
Bro. A. E. B 40 00
Mrs. T. G 25 00
Bro. R. J. H 25 00
Mrs. H. R. P 20 00
Mrs. W. H. M 25 00
Mrs. T. McK 25 00
Mrs A. V. F 10 00
Bro. M. G. R 25 00
Bro. H. E. C 25 00
Mrs. C. E. S 25 00
Mrs. G. E. W 25 00
Mrs. T. H. W 10 00
Mrs. T. E. McD 10 00
Mrs. T. W. H 10 00
Mrs. W. F 20 00
Mrs. E. F 10 00
Mrs. C. F. H. S 10 00
Mav
S Mrs. W. T. W 10 00
Bro. S. A. B 25 00
Mrs. F. C. F 20 00
Mrs. H. A 25 00
Mrs. W. J. C 25 00
Mrs. J. E. H 20 00
Bro. F. R 25 00
Bro. J. K 50 00
Mrs. G. O. F 25 00
Bro. J. E. R 75 00
Mrs. J. W 25 00
Mrs. J. F 50 00
Miss J. C. T 25 00
Mrs. J. P 25 00
Bro. R. A 25 00
Mrs. C. D. W 50 00
Mrs. W. W 25 00
Mrs. W. H. L 50 00
Mrs. A. A. M 10 00
Bro. J. B 75 00
Mrs. J. W. W 20 00
Mrs. J. H. B 25 00
Bro. H. C. E. C 20 00
Mrs. W. B 25 00
Mrs. A. C 20 00
Bro. F. McD 50 00
Mrs. J. A. McN 25 00
Miss W 50 00
Mrs. W. F 20 00
Bro. H. C. P 20 00
Mrs. T. G 10 00
Mrs. A. S 20 00
Mrs. R. C 20 00
Mrs. W. D 10 00
Mrs. J. F. S 10 00
Bro. J. F 25 00
Mrs. D. H. C 30 00
Mrs. J. McK 15 00
Mrs. J. W 10 00
Bro. J. J. H 25 00
Mrs. T. B 10 00
Mrs. R. J. C 20 00
Mrs. H. C 10 00
Bro. S. R 25 00
Mrs. S. J. H 10 00
Bro. J. W 25 00
Bro. C. W 25 00
Mrs. A. S. R 20 00
Mrs. T. L 20 00
Ero. J. P 25 00
Mrs. J. C 40 00
10 Mrs J. A. C 50 00
$5445 00
88 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
THE BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers and Members
of the Grand Lodge of Canada, A. F & A. M. in the Province of
Ontario.
T herewith submit a statement of the receipts and disbursements
of the special contribution of the subordinate lodges to the
Belgian Fund up to and inclusive of the 31st day of May, 1916.
RECEIPTS.
Balance at credit 31st May, 1915 $ 2,187 46
Amount received at various times from the Grand Secre-
tary 4,359 85
Bank Interest on Deposits 125 01
S 6.672 32
DISBURSEMENTS.
Aug. 20th, Purchase of draft for King of Belgians $ 5,000 00
April 19th, Expenses administration of this account 33 93
May 31st, To cheque to order of Canadian Bank of Com-
merce to purchase d. aft for Albert , King of the Bel-
gians 1.638 39
$ 6.672 32
In closing this account, I beg to state that the total amount
contributed by the members of the craft in the Province of Ontario
for this fund and forwarded to His Majesty Albert King of the
Belgians, for the relief of his distressed people amounted to $46,638.39
All of which is fraternally submitted,
E. T. MALONE.
Grand Treasurer.
Audited and found correct,
HARRY VIGEON, F.C.A.,
Toronto, June 21st, 1916. Audifor.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 89
Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Canada
IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
GRAND SECRETARY'S REPORT.
To the M. W. the Grand Master, Officers and
Members of the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M of
Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
M. W. Sir and Brethren:
I beg leave to present my annual report, con-
taining an account of all moneys received by me,
and paid to the Grand Treasurer, during the year
ending the 31st of May, 1916.
The following statements are herewith sub-
mitted, viz.:
A Summary of receipts from various sources
on General Account; Details of Receipts on Gen-
eral Account and Ledger Balances as at the 31st
May 1916; a Summary of Receipts for the year;
Details of Payments to the Grand Treasurer; a
Summary of Expenditure; Details of the Returns
of Lodges as at the 24th June, 1916; a Summary
of the Receipts and Payments to the Grand Treas-
ruer on account of the Semi-Centennial Fund; a
Statement of the Receipts and Disbursements on
the Semi-Centennial Fund Revenue Account; and a
Statement of Contributions received towards the
Belgian Relief Fund from August 1st, 1915, to May
31st, 1916, previous contributions having been re-
ported in the "Grand Lodge Proceedings, 1915."
Also a record of dispensations issued and by-laws
and amendments thereto approved by the M. W.
the Grand Master.
90 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Details of Receipts of Grand Lodge on General Account,
and Ledger Balances. Year ending May 31st, 1916
No. Name of Lodge Location Amt. Balance
Dr. Cr.
2 Niagara Niagara S 71 00 ....
3 Ancient St. John's Kingston 199 50 2 00
5 Sussex Brockville 178 20 ....
6 Barton Hamilton 169 75 3 00
7 Union Grimsbv 97 50 ....
9 Union Napanee 109 25 4 00
10 Norfolk Simcoe 83 50 ....
11 Moira Belleville 166 00 ....
14 True Britons Perth .■* . 158 00 ....
15 St. George's St. Catharines .. 110 25 ....
16 St. Andrew's Toronto 243 25 ....
17 St. John's Cobourg 63 50 ....
18 Prince Edward Picton 14125 100
20 St. John's London 19140 ....
21a St. John's Vankleek Hill .... 54 75 1 00
22 King Solomon's Toronto 258 75 3 00
23 Richmond Richmond Hill.. 45 00 150
24 St. Francis Smith's Falls 106 00 2 50
25 Ionic Toronto 149 00 ....
26 Ontario Port Hope 8150 ....
27 Strict Observance Hamilton 259 25 12 50
28 Mount Zion Kemptville 50 50 ....
29 United Brighton 138 50 4 00
30 Composite Whitby 74 75 6 20
31 Jerusalem Bowmanville 85 50 3 00
32 Amity Dunnville 126 50 ....
33 Maitfand Goderich 140 25 ....
34 Thistle Amherstburg 86 25 2 50
35 St. John's Cayuga 50 75 125
37 King Hiram IngersoU 112 00 1 50
38 Trent Trenton 168 50 3 00
39 Mount Zion Brooklin : 6175 75
40 St. John's Hamilton 33175 2 75
41 St. George's Kingsville 162 75 ....
42 St. George's London 138 75 100
43 King Solomon's Woodstock 192 00 3 00
44 St. Thomas St. Thomas 226 75 3 00
45 Brant Brantford 208 50 125
46 Wellington Chatham 198 50 60
47 Great Western Windsor 490 20 12 60
48 Madoc Madoc 109 00 ....
50 Consecon .Consecon 52 50 ....
52 Dalhousie Ottawa 212 75 ....
54 Vaughan Maple 35 00 ....
55 Mcrrickville Merrickville 83 00 ... .
56 Victoria Sarnia 206 75 6 00
57 Harmony Binbrook 150 75 ....
58 Doric Ottawa 154 50 ....
61 Acacia Hamilton 314 25 3 00
62 St. Andrew's Caledonia 62 75 ....
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. LONDON, 1916 91
63 St. John's Carleton Place.. $ 147 50 ....
64 Kilwinning London 179 75 4 00
65 Rehoboam Toronto 245 50 .
66 Durham Newcastle 54 50 ... 50
68 St. John's Ingersoll 93 00 75
69 Stirling Stirling 73 25 3 50
72 Alma Gait 93 75 ...
73 St. James' St. Marys 9775 ....
74 St. James' South Augusta.. 5125 25
75 St. John's Toronto 158 50 ...
76 Oxford Woodstock 153 25 3 00
77 Faithful Brethren Lindsay 164 00 1 00
78 King Hiram Tillsonburg 109 00 ..
79 Simcoe Bradford 47 50 ....
81 St. John's Mount Brydges 63 25 1 20
82 St. John's Paris 89 75 .... 25
83 Beaver Strathroy 70 50 3 50
84 Clinton Clinton 59 70 ....
85 Rising Sun Athens 7150 .... 3 50
86 Wilson Toronto 235 50 ....
87 Markham Union Markham 80 00 ....
88 St. George's Owen Sound 134 50 ... 25
90 Manito Collingwood 25 00 ... 30 75
91 Colborne Colborne 100 25 ....
92 Cataraqui Kingston 211 50 1 00
93 Northern Light Kincardine 82 00 ....
94 St. Mark's Port Stanley .... 63 00 ....
96 Corinthian Barrie 124 25 .... 50
97 Sharon Queensville 55 50 ....
98 True Blue Bolton 46 75 .... 25
99 Tuscan Newmarket 12 00 ....
100 Valley Dundas 141 25 1 50
101 Corinthian Peterborough.... 128 75 : ..
103 Maple Leaf St. Catharines.. 155 50 ....
104 St. John's Norwich 80 75 2 25
105 St. Mark's Niagara Falls.... 107 00 ....
106 Burford Burford 71 50 ....
107 St. Paul's Lambeth 79 00 ....
108 Blenheim Princeton 68 25 ....
109 Albion Harrowsmith... 56 50 ....
110 Central Prescott 82 75 7 00
113 Wilson Waterford Ill 50 ...
114 Hope Port Hope 115 75 ....
115 Ivy Beamsville 91 75 1 00
116 Cassia Thedford 27 75 50
118 Union Schomberg 38 25 .... 25
119 Maple Leaf Bath 42 50 ....
120 Warren Fingal 39 00 3 50
121 Doric Brantford 270 45 ....
122 Renfrew Renfrew 80 50 ....
123 Belleville Belleville 161 00 ....
125 Cornwall Cornwall 90 25 50
126 Golden Rule Campbellford... 76 50 2 00
127 Franck Frankford 79 20 ...
128 Pembroke :. Pembroke 103 75 6 25
129 Rising Sun Aurora 67 20 .... 10
92
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
131 St. Lawrence Southampton ...
133 Lebanon Forest Exeter
135 St. Clair Milton
136 Richardson Stouffville
137 Pythagoras Meaford
139 Lebanon Oshawa
140 Malahide Aylmer
141 Tudor Mitchell
142 Excelsior Morrisburg
143 Friendly Brothers Iroquis
144 Tecumseh Stratford
145 J. B. Hall Millbrook
146 Prince of Wales Newburgh
147 Mississippi Almonte
148 Civil Service , Ottawa
149 Erie Port Dover
151 Grand River Berlin
153 Burns Wyoming
154 Irving Lucan ...:
155 Peterborough Peterborough...
156 York Toronto
157 Simpson Newboro
158 Alexandra Oil Springs
159 Goodwood Richmond
161 Percy Wark worth
162 Forest Wroxeter
164 Star in the East Wellington
165 Burlington Burlington
166 Wentworth Stoney Creek...
168 Merritt Welland
169 Macnab Port Colborne .
170 Britannia Seaforth
171 Prince of Wales Lawrence St'n.
172 Ayr Ayr
174 Walsingham Port Rowan
177 The Builders Ottawa
178 Plattsville Plattsville
180 Speed Guelph
181 Oriental Port Burwell
184 Old Light Lucknow
185 Enniskillen York
186 Plantagenet Riceville
190 Belmont Belmont
192 Orillia Orillia
193 Scotland Scotland
194 Petrolia Petrolia
195 Tuscan London
196 Madawaska Arnprior
197 Saugeen Walkerton
200 St. Alban's Mount Forest..
201 Leeds Gananoque
203 Irvine Elora
205 New Dominion New Hamburg.
207 Lancaster Lancaster
209a St. John's London
209 Evergreen Lanark
54 25
65 75
74 00
25
•31 50
77 00
88 75
93 75
74 50
2
00
38 50
54 75
176 25
1
00
39 50
42 25
55 95
1
00
191 75
70 50
1
00
145 50
67 00
25
56 00
148 25
166 50
2
50
40 50
2
50
94 75
25
50
54 25
49 50
30 50
50
75 25
2
10
100 25
97 75
1
75
114 50
25
72 95
67 75
4
50
33 25
1
00
44 75
44 50
296 00
27 25
135 25
31 00
9
00
58 50
34 75
41 05
40 75
25
198 95
11
25
65 75
2
70
100 00
97 25
2
75
91 10
1
50
63 00
56 00
132 25
57 50
32 00
117 50
8
25
271 75
36 00
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 93
212 Elysian Garden Island
215 Lake Ameliasburg...
216 Harris Orangeville
217 Frederick Delhi
218 Stevenson Toronto
219 Credit .....Georgetown
220 Zeredatha Uxbridge
221 Mountain Thorold
222 Marmora Marmora 57 75 .... 1 00
223 Norwood Norwood 76 25 .... 25
224 Zurich Hensall
225 Bernard Listowel 66 25 ... 1 25
228 Prince Arthur Odessa
229 Ionic Brampton 103 75, .... 3 00
230 Kerr Barrie 151 00 .... 3 50
231 Fidelity Ottawa
232 Cameron Dutton
233 Doric ...Parkhill
234 Beaver Clarksburg
235 Aldworth Paisley
236 Manitoba Cookstown
237 Vienna Vienna
238 Havelock Watford
239 Tweed Tweed
242 Macoy Mallorytown...
243 St. George St. George
245 Tecumseh Thamesville 60 25 ... 1 00
247 Ashlar Toronto
249 Caledonian Midland 141 75 .... 2 00
250 Thistle Embro
253 Minden Kingston
254 CHfton Niagara Falls.
255 Sydenham Dresden 56 25 .... 25
256 Farran's Point Aultsville
257 Gait Gait
258 Guelph Guelph
259 Springfield Springfield
260 Washington Petrolia
- 261 Oak Branch Innerkip
262 Harriston Harriston
263 Forest Forest
264 Chaudiere Ottawa 158 50 . . 50
265 Paterson Thornhill
266 Northern Light Stayner
267 Parthenon ......Chatham
268 Verulam Bobcaygeon
269 Brougham Union Claremont
270 Cedar Oshawa
271 Wellington Erin
272 Seymour Ancaster
274 Kent Blenheim
276 Teeswater Teeswater
277 Seymour Port Dalhousie.
279 New Hope Hespeler
282 Lome Glencoe
4 25
39 25
112 75
25
45 00 '
i5 50
152 50
75
69 25
49 25
111 50
3 00
57 75
76 25
45 75
66 25
43 60
103 75,
151 00
185 75
65 75
40 25
45 00
63 50
71 75
53 50
1 80
69 00
78 25
65 00
1 50
48 75
1 25
60 25
232 75
141 75
77 00
134 25
5 00
180 30
56 25
78 00
122 25
155 70
80
58 25
116 75
25 25
50
63 00
68 75
158 50
64 75
27 75
50
202 10
5 00
38 50
4 00
58 25
1 00
84 50
43 25
93 35
i 00
80 75
1 00
30 00
36 50
1 00
100 30
57 25
4 .^0
94
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
283 Eureka Belleville S 106 25 ....
284 St. John's Brussells 86 75 ....
285 Seven Star AUiston 97 25 100
286 Wingham Wingham 67 50 1 50
287 Shuniah Port Arthur 183 00 2 25
289 Doric Lobo 47 75 ....
290 Leamington Leamington 130 00 ...
291 Dufferin West Flamboro 80 25 1 00
292 Robertson King 26 50 ....
294 Moore Courtright 47 50 1 00
295 Conestogo Drayton 45 25 25
296 Temple St. Catharines .. 100 85 3 00
297 Preston Preston 76 75
299 Victoria Centreville 49 50
300 Mount Olivet Thorndale 49 75
302 St. David's St. Thomas 199 75
303 Blyth Blyth 57 50
304 Minerva Stroud 69 75 3 00
305 Humber Weston 65 50 1 25
306 Durham Durham 74 25 ....
307 Arkona Arkona 41 25 ....
309 Morning Star Carlow 38 25 ....
311 Blackwood Woodbridge 38 50 ....
312 Pnyx Wallaceburg 122 85 1 00
313 dementi Lakefield 53 75 3 00
314 Blair Palmerston 83 60 ....
315 Clifford Clifford 39 75 ....
316 Doric Toronto 202 00 50
318 Wilmot Baden 16 50 ....
319 Hiram Hagersville 52 50 3 00
320 Chesterville Chestervllle 59 50 ....
321 Walker Acton 69 00 ....
322 North Star Owen Sound 113 25 ....
323 Alvinston Alvinston 49 25 1 50
324 Temple Hamilton 231 50 3 00
325 Orono Orono 29 25 ....
326 Zetland Toronto 260 75 2 00
327 Hammond Wardsville 26 25
328 Ionic Napier 38 35
329 King Solomon Jarvis 37 50
330 Corinthian London 188 75
331 Fordwich Fordwich 42 00
332 Stratford Stratford 131 75 1 50
333 Prince Arthur Flesherton 6100 ....
334 Prince Arthur Arthur 55 50 125
336 Highgate Highgate 53 25 1 50
337 Myrtle Port Robinson . 4185 ...
338 Dufferin Wellandport 50 75 20 60
339 Orient Toronto 188 25 50
341 Bruce Tiverton 50 50 1 50
343 Georgina Toronto 244 25 4 00
344 Merrill Dorchester St'n 34 50 150
345 Nilestown Nilestown 53 75 75
346 Occident Toronto 247 25 ....
347 Mercer Fergus 63 00 1 50
50
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON. 1916 95
348 Georgian Penetanguishene $ 55 00 4 50 ....
352 Granite Parry Sound 137 75
354 Brock Cannington 57 26 .... 25
356 River Park Streetsville 49 50 .... 25
357 Waterdown Millgrove 87 75 ....
358 Delaware Valley Delaware 47 00 16 50
359 Vittoria Vittoria 30 00 ....
360 Muskoka Bracebridge 47 75 ....
361 Waverley Guelph 160 50 3 00
362 Maple Leaf Tara 45 75 ....
364 Dufferin Melbourne 34 00 2 00
367 St. George Toronto 204 00 ...
368 Salem Brockville 131 50 60
369 Mimico Lambton Mills.. 105 00 ..
370 Harmony Delta 60 00 ....
371 Prince of Wales Ottawa 138 00 1 00
372 Palmer Bridgeburg 65 75 25
373 Copestone Welland 105 75 ....
374 Keene Keene 26 00 . .
375 Lome Omemee 88 00 ..
376 Unity Huntsville 70 50 ...
377 Lome Shelbourne
378 King Solomon's London 149 50
379 Middlesex Bryanston
380 Union London
382 Doric Hamilton
383 Henderson Winchester
384 Alpha Toronto
385 Spry Beeton
386 McColl West Lome
387 Lansdowne Lansdowne
388 Henderson Ilderton
389 Crystal Fountain North Augusta.. 40 50 ... 25
390 Florence Florence
391 Howard Ridgetown
392 Huron Camlachie
393 Forest Chesley
394 King Solomon Thamesford
395 Parvaim Comber
396 Cedar , Wiarton
397 Leopold Brigden
398 Victoria Kirkfield
399 Moffatt Harrietsville
400 Oakville Oakville
401 Craig Deseronto
402 Central Essex
403 Windsor Windsor
404 Lome Tamsworth
405 Mattawa Mattawa
406 Spry Fenelon Falls...
408 Murray Beaverton
409 Golden Rule Gravenhurst
410 Zeta Toronto
411 Rodney Rodney
412 Keystone Sault Ste. Marie
47 00
1
00
149 50
3
00
31 50
166 50
221 50
2
50
106 75
302 00
51 00
1
60
68 00
38 95
45 50
40 50
38 50
40 00
50
43 00
48 75
52 25
1
00
53 00
95 25
33 50
26 25
50
35 75
117 25
79 75
25
80 75
1
00
309 75
40 95
169 75
45 65
50 70
4
70
63 75
211 00
1
00
33 00
3
00
301 85
1
00
96 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
413 Naphtali Tilbury
414 Pequonga Kenora
415 Fort William Kort William...
416 Lyn Lyn
417 Keewatin Keewatin 51 75 .... 25
418 Maxville Maxville
419 Bismarck Sarnia
420 Nipissing North Bav
421 Scott Grand Valley .
422 Star of the East Bothwell
423 Strong Sundridge
424 Doric Pickering
425 St. Clair Sombra
426 Stanley Toronto
427 Nickel Sudbury
428 Fidelity Port Perry
429 Port Elgin Port Elgin
430 Acacia Toronto 145 50 4 25 50
431 Moravian Cargill
432 Hanover Hanover
433 Bonnechere Eganville
434 Algonquin Emsdale -. .
435 Havelock Havelock
436 Burns Hepworth
437 Tuscan Sarnia
438 Harmony Toronto
439 Alexandria „ Alexandria
440 Arcadia Minden
441 Westport Westport
442 Dyment Thessalon
443 Powassan Powassan
444 Nitetis Creemore
445 Lake of the Woods Kenora
446 Granite Fort Frances
447 Sturgeon Falls Sturgeon Falls.
448 Xenophon Wheatley
449 Dundalk Dundalk
450 Hawkesbyry Hawkesbury
451 Somerville Kinmount
452 A vonmore A vonmore
453 Royal Fort William ...
454 Corona Burk's Falls
455 Doric Little Current .
456 Elma Monkton
457 Century Merlin
458 Wales Wales
459 Cobden Cobden 50 00 .... 50
460 Rideau Seeley's Bay....
461 Ionic Rainy River...
'462 Temiscaming New Liskeard .
463 North Entrance Haliburton
464 King Edward Sunderland
465 Carleton Carp
466 Coronation Elmvale
467 Tottenham Tottenham
69 65
1 00
111 25
7 00
182 75
50
28 00
51 75
42 50
1 25
44 50
3 00
169 00
6 00
48 00
42 50
43 50
1 00
38 00
50
53 75
194 75
6 00
215 00
2 10
93 75
45 00
145 50
4 25
49 25
54 25
1 50
27 25
20 45
39 25
28 75
99 75
1 75
29 75
10 75
184 75
3 00
293 25
1 00
47 75
43 20
75
44 00
59 55
5 00
36 00
3 50
66 00
27 50
50 25
58 25
30
31 25
36 50
3 00
50 50
35 75
71 75
90 00
1 00
57 30
65 25
29 50
31 00
1 00
51 50
50 00
26 00
1 50
46 50
130 60
33 75
39 00
34 00
56 25
30
40 00
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 191G 97
468 Peel Caledon East...
469 Algoma Sault Ste. Marie
470 Victoria Victoria Harbor
471 King Edward VII Chippawa
472 Gore Bay Gore Bay
473 The Beaches Toronto
474 Victoria Toronto
475 Dundurn Hamilton
476 Corinthian North Gower...
477 Harding Woodville
478 Milverton Milverton
479 Russell Russell
480 Williamsburg Williamsburg....
481 Corinthian Toronto
482 Bancroft Bancroft
483 Granton Granton
484 Golden Star Dryden...:
485 Haileybury Haileybury 125 75
486 Silver Cobalt
487 Penewobikong Blind River
488 King Edward Harrow
489 Osiris Smith's Falls
490 Hiram Markdale
491 Cardinal Cardinal
492 Karnak Coldwater
493 St. Marys St. Marys
494 Riverdale Toronto
495 Electric Hamilton
496 University Toronto
497 St. Andrew's Arden
498 King George V Coboconk
499 Port Arthur Port Arthur
500 Rose Windsor
501 Connaught Mimico
502 Coronation Smithville
503 Inwood Inwood
504 Otter Lombardy
505 Lynden Lynden
506 Porcupine Porcupine
507 Elk Lake :...Elk Lake
508 Ozias Brantford
509 Twin City Berlin
510 Parkdale Toronto
511 Connaught W. Fort William
512 Malone Sutton
513 Corinthian Hamilton
514 St. Alban's Toronto
515 Reba Brantford
516 Enterprise Beachburg
517 Hazeldean Hazeldean
518 Sioux Lookout Sioux Lookout..
519 Onondaga Onondaga
520 Coronati Toronto
521 Ontario Windsor
522 Mount Sinai Toronto
49 75
1 25
137 00
1 00
94 75
34 25
25
49 00
154 50
4 25
172 00
60
184 50
48 00
33 00
38 50
66 00
2 00
31 00
55 75
52 25
81 75
49 50
54 15
50
125 75
2 00
132 50
1 00 ....
33 75
86 75
1 50
59 25
25 00
1 50
47 50
2 50
48-75
25
65 00
151 25
167 60
5 00
114 50
4 25
46 50
1 00
33 50
109 50
1 25
48 00
75 '
96 75
4 25
48 25
25
34 25
1 00
44 00
54 50
108 50
1 00
70 75
59 25
61 00
1 00
58 00
51 00
47 00
136 00
10 75
154 75
74 00
25
29 05
37 95
100 75
41 90
145 50
108 00
2 00
57 75
6 00
98 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
523 Royal Arthur Peterborough ... $ 57 60 ....
524 Mississauga Port Credit 54 50 10 95
525 Temple Toronto 76 60 ....
526 Ionic Westboro 124 70 3 25
527 Espanola Espanola 52 60 ....
U.D. Golden Beaver Timmins 70 85 ....
U.D. Myra Komoka 67 30 ....
U.D. Cochrane Cochrane 20 00 8 60
U.D. High Park Toronto 135 00 42 50
U.D. Englehart Englehart 20 00 9 10
U.D. Canada Toronto 32 70 16 75
U.D. Phoepix Fonthill 25 00 6 60
U.D. Shamrock Toronto 33 80 ....
Total Receipts from Lodges S40,770 31
Sundries 771 53
Interest 5,018 52
Debentures Redeemed 1,224 46
$47,784 82
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 99
GENERAL ACCOUNT.
SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS.
Year Ended May 31st, 1916.
Fees, registration of Initiations $ 9,456 00
Fees, registration of Affiliations 317 50
Dues 28,216 95
Certificates 118 50
Constitutions and Ceremonies 966 50
Dispensations 550 00
Commutation of Dues 1,110 00
Warrants 40 00
Miscellaneous 668 21
Ballot Boxes 34 25
Unused Cheque refunded 63 93
$41,541 84
Interest on Debentures and Bank Account:
Landed Banking and Loan Company $450 00
Toronto General Trusts Corporation 529 37
Town of Berlin 167 61
Town of Berlin 276 15
Town of Brampton 117 86
City of Brandon 600 00
City of Brantford 320 00
Town of Brockville 289 05
City of Hamilton 120 00
Town of Kincardine 25 00
City of New Westminster 500 00
County of Oxford 75 48
City of Peterborough 230 46
City of Port Arthur 50 00
City of St. Thomas 753 51
City of Stratford 45 00
City of Strathcona 225 82
City of Toronto 170 32
Bank Account 72 89
— 5,018 52
Total Revenue, General Account $46,560 36
Debentures Matured and Paid:
Town of Berlin .-. $777 69
Town of Brockville 446 77
1,224 46
$47,784 82
Correct,
HARRY VIGEON, F.C.A .
Auditor.
100 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
GENERAL ACCOUNT.
PAYMENTS TO THE GRAND TREASURER.
Deposited in the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
1915 ' 1915
June' 14 '...$ 488 05 Dec. 29 $ 1,814 80
" 24 1,004 10 " 31 2,162 78
" 29 3,336 40 1916
" 30 2,671 53 Jan. 3 1,305 96
July 2 2,593 86 " 7 1,920 20
" 7 2,489 01 " 13 2,332 30
" 10 3,177 91 ' 20 2,286 61
" 17 2,916 95 " 28 1,851 10
" 24 1,034 00 " 31 584 80
" 31 256 40 Feb. 7 1,095 30
Aug. 21 1,029 20 " 18 969 00
" 31 695 50 " 29 726 00
Sept. 13 1,107 37 Mar. 17 838 10
" 30 424 65 " 31 856 90
Oct. 2 277 86 Apr. 3 703 71
" 27 248 47 " 15 610 20
" 30 26 78 " 22 350 60
Nov. 6 590 75 " 29... 93 73
" 22 1,173 30 May 12 455 60
" 30 260 75 " 31 643 25
" 30 50 42 " 31 22 47
Dec. 10 308 15
$47,784 82
Correct,
HARRY VIGEON, F.C.A.
Auditor.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 101
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE.
GENERAL ACCOUNT.
Year Ended May 31st, 1916.
E. T. Malone, Grand Treasurer, salary to March 31st,
1916 $ 200 00
R. L. Gunn, Grand Secretary, salary to March 31st, 1916 3,000 00
H. Vigeon, Auditor, salary to March 31st, 1916 300 00
J. P. Muir, superannuation to May 31st, 1916 800 00
Thomas Pedler, Clerk, salary to May 31st, 1916 1,100 00
J. Place, Stenographer, salary to May 31st, 1916 1,000 00
A. E. Mason, Clerk, salary to May 31st, 1916 720 00
F. J. Brown, Clerk, salary to May 31st, 1916 660 00
Incidental Expenses, Grand Secretary's office 750 00
Printing and Stationery 3,467 58
Certificates and Warrants 1,557 61
Telephone Service 60 55
Insurance on furnitiure, books, regalia and premium on
bond of Grand Secretary 88 31
Safety Deposit Box Rental, Toronto General Trusts Cor-
poration 40 00
Office Rent, Hamilton Masonic Hall Association 1,000 00
Postage on Proceedings 189 65
Postage of D. G. M. and chairmen of committees 40 00
Expenses of Grand Lodge and Board of General Purposes
at Hamilton 1,451 21
Expenses of Delegations and Ceremonies 50 00
Masonic Relief Association, membership fee 295 91
Inspection of Benevolent Grants 1,000 00
A. T. Freed, Chairman of Committee on Foreign Corres-
pondence 250 00
On account of allowance to M. W. Bro. S. A. Luke,
Grand Master, for Expenses 200 00
Stenographer for Grand Master S. A. Luke 100 00
Stenographer for M. W. Bro. W. D. McPherson, Grand
Master 100 00
Testimonial to M. W. Bro. W. D. McPherson, Past
Grand Master 500 00
Memorial Tributes 32 00
Ballot Boxes and Balls 3 50
Interest on Overdraft, bank account 150 99
Total General Charges $19,107 31
Grants for Benevolence 30,625 00
$49,732 31
Correct,
HARRY VIGEON, F.C.A.
Auditor.
102 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
SEMI-CENTENNIAL FUND.
Summary' of Receipts on Capital Account.
Year Ended May 31st, 1916.
Additional Contributions from Lodges..
No. 170 Britannia Seaforth $ 9 00
No. 209a St. John's London 1 00
No. 380 Union London 7 00
No. 389 Crystal Fountain... North Augusta.. 2 00
19 00
Debentures Matured.
Town of Berlin $ 749 56
City of St. Thomas 5,000 00 5,749 5G
$ 5,768 56
Interest on Investments and Bank Account
per detailed statement 4,905 74
?10,674 30
1915
June
15.
"
30.
July
2.
"
31.
Aug.
20.
Sept.
13.
Oct.
2.
Oct.
30
Nov.
22.
"
30.
Dec.
10.
"
31.
SEMI-CENTENNIAL FUND.
PAYMENTS TO GRAND TREASURER.
Deposited in the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
1916
$ 198 04 Jan. 31 $ 393 41
282 67 Mar. 31 199 34
137 50 Apr. 29 240 00
226 00 May 1 5,844 82
20 1,052 97 " 31 156 40
117 67 " 31 28 02
150 50
3 48
386 28
31 01
748 61
477 58 $10,674 30
ANNUAL (Communication, london, i916 io3
SEMI-CENTENNIAL FUND.
Revenue Account Year Ended May 31st, 1916,
RECEIPTS.
Balance at Credit, May 31st, 1915 $ 912 41
Interest on Investments:
Toronto General Trusts Corporation $ 240 62
Berlin, Town of, Debentures 489 11
Brampton, Town of. Debentures 110 50
Brandon, City of. Debentures 200 00
Calgary, City of. Debentures 180 00
Durham, Town of. Debentures 76 42
Gait, Town of. Debentures 80 00
Ingersoll, Town of. Debentures 40 00
Kincardine, Town of. Debentures 50 00
North Vancouver, District of, Debentures.... 135 00
Oakville, Town of. Debentures 239 37
Oshawa, Town of. Debentures 194 24
Owen Sound, Town of, Debentures 245 00
Peterborough, City of Debentures 361 34
St. Catharines, City of. Debentures 212 80
St. Marys, Town of, Debentures 405 00
St. Thomas, City of. Debentures 250 00
Saltfieet, Township of, Debentures 200 00
Sault Ste Marie, Town of. Debentures 90 00
Seaforth, Town of. Debentures 200 00
Shuniah, Municipality of, Debentures 50 00
Strathroy, Town of. Debentures 77 32
Tilbury East, Township of. Debentures.,.. 7 58
Walkerville, Town of. Debentures 189 91
Windsor, City of. Debentures 298 68
Woodstock, City of. Debentures 180 00
Hamilton Masonic Hall Association Dividend 6 00
Canadian Bank of Commerce, interest 59 03
$ 4,905 74
% 5,818 15
DISBURSEMENTS.
Accrued interest on Debentures at date of purchase:
Tilbury East, Township of S 25 84
Dominion of Canada, War Loan 108 90
Grants for Benevolence 5445 00
Balance at credit, 31st May, 1916 238 41
$ 5,818 15
Grand Secretary.
Hamilton, June 21st, 1916.
I certify that the foregoing is a correct abstract, from the books
of the Grand Treasurer and the Grand Secretary, of the Receipts
and Expenditure of the Grand Lodge for the year ending May 31st,
1916.
HARRY VIGEON, F. C. A., Auditor.
104 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.
Statement of Contributions received by the Grand Secretary.
From August 1st, 1915 to May 31st, 1916.
No. Lodge Location Amount
3. ...The Ancient St. John's Kingston % 86 00
45 ...Brant Brantford 123 50
62. ...St. Andrew's Caledonia 14 00
64... .Kilwinning London 1.54 00
69.... Stirling Stirling 30 00
92.. ..Cataraqui Kingston 20 00
108... Blenheim .Princeton 1 00
126.. ..Golden Rule Campbellford 8 00
127....Franck Frankford 14 25
147....Missi.ssippi Almonte 1 00
158... Alexandra Oil Springs 14 00
162. ...Forest Wroxeter 11 00
164.. ..Star in the East Wellington 15 00
166....Wentworth Stoney Creek 41 00
181. ...Oriental Port Burwell 2 00
192....0rillia Orillia 160 00
205.. ..New Dominion New Hamburg 1 00
217.... Frederick Delhi 40 00
256....Farran's Point Aultsville 3 00
274.. ..Kent Blenheim 23 00
296. ...Temple St. Catharines 63 00
309... Morning Star Carlow 8 50
323 ...Alvinston Alvinston 1 00
358.... Delaware Valley Delaware 22 00
375.. ..Lome Oraemee 40 00
385.. ..Spry Beeton 4 00
439.... Alexandria Ale.Kandria 19 00
441....Westport Westport 6 00
455. ...Doric Little Current 9 50
475....Dundurn Hamilton 6 25
482... Bancroft Bancroft 18 00
510....Parkdale Toronto 1 00
Received from Lodges S 960 00
Interest on Bank Account 125 01
Total received up to July 31st, 1915, as per "Grand
Lodge Proceedings" 45632 81
Total Contributions to May 31st, 1916 .$46717 82
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, lOlii 105
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.
Upon nomination of their respective Grand
Masters, the following brethren have been appointed
by the Grand Master to represent this Grand Lodge
near their own Grand Bodies, viz.:
W. Bro. Jos. R. Seymour, \'ancouver ,B.C.,
Grand Lodge of British Columbia.
R. W. Bro. J. K. Orr, Atlanta, Ga., Grand
Lodge of Georgia.
W. Bro. Wm. S. Pettit, Richmond, Va., Grand
Lodge of Virginia.
Upon nomination of the M. W. the Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada, the follow-
ing brethren have been appointed to represent
foreign Grand Lodges near this Grand Lodge, viz. :
R. \V. Bro. Frederick Cook, Ottawa, Grand
Lodge of Manitoba.
R. W. Bro. Thomas Shanks, Ottawa, Grand
Lodge of Quebec.
R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope, Hamilton, Grand
Lodge of Maryland.
R. W. Bro. Frederick Guest, St. Thomas,
Grand Lodge of Puerto Rico.
WARRANTS.
^In compliance with the resolution of Grand
Lodge at the last Annual Communication, warrants
have been granted to:
Royal Arthur Lodge No. 523, Peterborough.
Mississauga Lodge No. 524, Port Credit.
Temple Lodge No. 525, Toronto.
Ionic Lodge No. 526, Westboro'.
Espanola Lodge No. 527, Espanola.
106 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
DISPENSATIONS.
Dispensations have been continued to the fol-
lowing lodges, viz. : —
Golden Beaver Lodge, Timmins.
Myra Lodge, Komoka.
Cochrane Lodge, Cochrane.
Dispensations have been granted to new lodges
as follows, viz.: —
High Park Lodge, Toronto.
Englehart Lodge, Englehart.
Canada Lodge, Toronto.
Phoenix Lodge, Fonthill.
Shamrock Lodge, Toronto.
CONSECRATIONS.
The following lodges have been constituted and
consecrated, viz. :—
Royal Arthur Lodge No. 523, Peterborough, by
R. W. Bro. Hy. T. Andrews, D.D.G.M., on Mon-
day, October 4th, 1915.
Mississauga Lodge No. 524, Port Credit, by
R. W. Bro. J. R. Fallis, D.D.G.M., on Thursday,
September 23rd, 1915.
Temple Lodge No. 525, Toronto, by R- W.
Bro. J. R. Fallis, D.D.G.M., on Tuesday, Sept-
ember 28th, 1915.
Ionic Lodge No. 526, Westboro', by M. W.
Bro. S. A. Luke, Grand Master, on Wednesday,
October 13th, 1915.
Espanola Lodge No. 527, Espanola, by R. W.
Bro. J. B. Way, on Wednesday, vSeptember 1st,.
1915.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. LONDON, 19UJ 107
DEDICATIONS.
The following lodges have been dedicated, viz.:
Erie District No. 1.
Central Lodge No. 402, Essex, bv R. \V. Bro.
J. W. Draper, D.D.G.M., on Fridav, Mav 5th,
1916.
vSouth Huron District No. 4.
Irving Lodge No. 154, Lucan, bv R. W. Bro.
H. W. Baker, D.D.G.M., on Thursday, March
23Td, 1916.
North Huron District No. 5.
Port Elgin Lodge No. 429, Port Elgin, bv R.
W. Bro. \Vm. J. Loughleen, D.D.G.M., on Thurs-
day. June 15th, 1916.
Niagara District No. 10.
Clifton Lodge No. 254, Niagara Falls, bv R.
W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope, D.G.M., on Thursday.
November 25th, 1915.
Amitv Lodge No. 32, Dunnville, bv R. W. Bro.
C. S. Ross, D.D.G.M., on Wednesdav, "^March 22nd.
1916.
Hiram Lodge No. 319, Hagersville, bv R- W.
Bro. C. S. Ross, D.D.G.M., on Thursdav, March
16th, 1916.
Toronto West District No. 11.
Mississauga Lodge No. 524, Port Credit, by
R. W. Bro. J. R. Fallis, on Thursdav, September
23rd, 1915.
Ottawa District No. 16.
Ionic Lodge No. 526, Westboro', by M. W.
Bro. S. A. Luke, Grand Master, on Wednesdav,
October 13th, 1915.
Russell Lodge No. 479, Russell, by M. W. Bro.
S. A. Luke, Grand Master, on Monday, July 3rd,
1916.
Nipissing District No. 18.
Espanola Lodge No. 527, Espanola, by R. W.
Bro. J. B. Way, on Wednesday, September 1st, 19 15
108 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
BY-LAWS CONFIRMED BY THE M. W. THE GRAND
MASTER.
Date No. Lodge Location
1915
Aug. 26... 290... Leamington Leamington
Sept. 27... 516.... Enterprise Beachburg
Dec. 2. ...314. ..Blair Palmerston
Dec. 2. . .523. Royal Arthur Peterborough
1916
Jan . 14.377. . .Lome Shelburne
Feb. 11..217.. ..Frederick Delhi ..
March 25... 285... Seven Star....' Alliston
April 24. ...463... North Entrance Haliburton
May 12.. ..403.. ..Windsor Windsor
AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS CONFIRMED BY THE
M. W. THE GRAND MASTER.
Date No. Lodge Location
1915
July 27. -. 75. ...St. John's Toronto
Aug. 10....126....Golden Rule Campbellford
Aug. 16... 486... Silver Cobalt
Aug. 28....451....Somerville Kinmount
Sept. 17....444....Nitetis Creemore
Sept. 20.. ..324. ...Temple Hamilton
Sept. 22....373....Copestone Welland
Oct. 1. .434. ..Algonquin Emsdale
Oct. 7. ...430 Acacia Toronto
Oct. 25....312....Pnyx Wallaceburg:
Oct. 26....494....Riverdale Toronto
Oct. 29... 22... King Solomon's Toronto
Nov. 2.. .260. ..Washington Petrolia
Nov. 10... 290 ...Leamington Leamington
Nov. . 19....515....Reba Brantford
Nov, 26... 490... Hiram Markdale
Dec. 10.... 304... Minerva Stroud
Dec. 23....287. ...Shuniah Port Arthur
Dec. 28. .479 ...Russell Russell
1916
Jan. 10. .473. ...The Beaches Toronto
Feb. 11... 77. ...Faithful Brethren Lindsay
Feb. 15 . 38 ..Trent Trenton
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 109
Amendments to By-Laws Confirmed by the M. W.
The Grand Master. — Continued.
Date
No.
1916
Feb.
17..
..501 .i
Feb.
19.
.164...;
Feb.
26..
..508. .1
March
6.
.. 64....:
March
10
.125. .1
March
16..
.. 46....
March
20..
.. 82....:
March
30..
.339. .J
April
14..
.. 55...
April
18..
..512...
April
19..
.180. ..;
May
1..
.107...:
May
IS..
.. 6...
June
3..
.508...,
June
6..
.. 88...
June
8.
..484...
June
.<; ,
... 37...
Lodge
Location
Connaught Miaiico
Star in the East Wellington
Ozias Brantford
Kilwinning London
Cornwall Cornwall
WeUington Chatham
St. John's Paris
Orient Toronto
Merrickville Merrickville
Malone Sutton W.
Speed Guelph
St. Paul's Lambeth
The Barton Hamilton
Ozias Brantford
St. George's : Owen Sound
Golden Star Dryden
.Kin>r Hiram Ingersoli
GRAND LODGP: OF CANADA
DISPENSATIONS.
Date
1915
No.
Lodge
Location
Purpose
20
.503...
22
.. 47. .
24
247.
4
224
5
.475.
9
...164. .
11
... 83...
14
196..
16
.502
23
...272...
23
...368...
23
507. .
24
314
30
.497..
31
34 .
31
259
3
440
S
222
18
481
18
.481.
20
515
20
...297...
21
...507
24
.290
25
.126
27
.357
29
...408
30
. 16
1
...388..
4
...387...
4
...384...
8
...378..
9
...501
9
.514
9
UD.
12
... 15.
12
...518...
19
...471
25
.486
26
57
27
121
27
.409
29
.359
1
41 .
1
254
4
436
4
. UD..
5
... 58...
6
...405
6
.352
Inwood Inwood Divine Service
Great Western Windsor Excursion
Ashlar Toronto Confer degrees w'n tm
Zurich Hensall To Install
Dundurn Hamilton Picnic
Star in the East Wellington Divine Service
Beaver Strathroy Divine Service
Madawaska Arnprior Divine Service
Coronation Smithville Divine Service
Seymour Ancaster Divine Service
Salem Brockville To initiate
Elk Lake Elk Lake To install
Blair Palmerston Divine Service
St. Andrew's Arden Divine Service
Thistle Amherstburg Divine Service
Springfield Springfield Divine Service
Arcadia ^iinden Divine Ser\'ice
^Marmora Marmora Divine Service
Corinthian Toronto Change night of mtg.
Corinthian Toronto Confer de's within tm.
Reba Brantford To elect
Preston Preston Confer de's within tm
Elk Lake Elk Lake Divine Service
Leamington Leamington Divine Service
Golden Rule Campbellford Divine Service
Waterdown Millgrove Divine Service
Murray Beaverton Divine Service
St. Andrew's Toronto Confer de's within tm
Henderson Ilderton Divine Service
Lansdowne Lansdowne Divine Service
Alpha Toronto Exemplify Irish Wrk.
King Solomon's London Confer de's within tm
Connaught Alimico Divine Service
St. Alban's Toronto Confer de's within tm
Golden Beaver Timmins Divine Service
St. George's St. Catharines Confer de's within tm
Sioux Lookout Sioux Lookout To install
King Edward VII. Chippawa Divine Service
Silver Cobalt To install
Harmony Binbrooke Confer de'e within tm
Doric Brantford Divine Service
Golden Rule Gravenhurst To initiate
Vittoria \'ittoria Divine Service
St. George's Kingsville Confer d's within tm.
Clifton Niagara Falls Confer d'e within tm.
Burns Hepworth Congfer d'e within tm
High Park Toronto Change hour of mtg.
Doric Ottawa At Home
Mattawa Mattawa ....To initiate
Granite Parrv Sound To initiate
Date
No.
1915
Nov.
11..
.126.
Nov.
12.
.475.
Nov.
13..
.141.
Nov.
16..
.. 57.
Nov.
16..
.361.
Nov.
18..
.. 38.
Nov.
22
.412.
Nov.
23
.250.
Nov.
25..
.177.
Nov.
25.
.489.
Nov.
29..
.520.
Nov.
30
.410
Nov.
30
.496.
Dec.
1.
.522
Dec.
1.
470.
Dec.
3.
302
Dec.
4
371
Dec.
4
.326
Dec.
6.
.489.
Dec.
7.
.470
Dec.
10
,. 58.
Dec.
11
101
Dec.
13
412.
Dec.
13
.287.
Dec.
13
115.
Dec.
13,.
.494.
Dec.
14..
.312.
Dec.
14..
..488.
Dec.
14.
.. 63.
Dec.
15..
.473.
Dec.
15
.466.
Dec.
15.
.479
Dec.
16
. 6.
Dec.
17.
.. 75
Dec.
18.
.180
Dec.
18.
323
Dec.
20
155
Dec.
20
.495
Dec.
20
.343
Dec.
21
141
Dec.
21
30
Dec.
21
.377
Dec.
21
469
Dec.
21.
.412
Dec.
22
.197
Dec.
22.
3
Dec.
22
505
D'fec.
22
144
Dec.
22
169
Dec.
22.
404.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 111
DISPENSATIONS— Continued.
Lodge Location Purpose
.Golden Rule Campbellford To elect
.Dundurn Hamilton Change hour of mtg.
Tudor Mitchell To initiate
Harmony Binbrooke To initiate
.Waverley Guelph Divine Service
Trent Trenton To install
.Keystone Sault Ste. Marie At Home
Thistle Embro Divine Service
The Builders Ottawa At Home
Osiris Smith's Falls Divine Service
.Coronati Toronto Change hour of mtg.
.Zeta Toronto Change night of mtg.
University Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Mt. Sinai Toronto Change hour of mtg.
Victoria Victoria Harbor Change night of mtg.
St. David's St. Thomas Confer d's within tm.
.Prince of Wales Ottawa Change night of mtg.
Zetland Toronto Change night of mtg.
Osiris Smith's Falls Change night of mtg.
Victoria Victoria Harbor Change night of mtg.
Doric Ottawa Confer d's within tm.
Corinthian Peterborough Change hour of mtg.
.Keystone Sault Ste. Marie To initiate
Shuniah Port Arthiu: To install
.Ivy Beamsville Change night of mtg.
.Riverdale Toronto Change night of mtg.
. Pnyx Wallaecbur g To install
King Edward Harrow To install
.St. John's Carleton Place To install
The Beaches Toronto To install
.Coronation Elmvale To install
Russell Russell To install
The Barton Hamilton Divine Service
..St. John's Toronto At Home
..Speed Guelph To install
.Alvinston Alvinston To install
Peterborough Peterborough To install
Electric Hamilton To initiate
.Georgina Toronto Change night of mtg.
Tudor Mitchell To elect
Composite Whitby To install
Lome Shelburne To install
..Algoma Sault Ste. Marie To install
Keystone Sault Ste. Marie To install
Saugeen Walkerton To install
Ancient St. John's. Kingston To install
Lynden Lynden To install
Tecumseh Stratford To initiate
Macnab Port Colborne To install
Lome Tamworth To install
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
DISPENSATIONS— Continued.
Date No. Lodge Location Purpose
Great Western Windsor To install
.Erie Port Dover To install
Caledonian Midland To install
Georgian Penetanguishene To install
Tudor M i tchell To install
Ionic Toronto Confer d's within tm.
.Ionic Toionto Confer d's withintm.
Powassan Powassan To install
.Victoria Toronto Confer d's within tm.
.United Brighton ......Confer d's within tm.
.Leamington Leamington To install
Ontario W'indsor To install
.St. John's Mt. Brydges To install
Occident Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Bonnechere Eganville To install
. Dyment Thessalon To install
St. John's Ingersoll To install
. Spry Beeton To install
.Beaver Clarksburg To install
..Naphtali Tilbury To install
Port Elgin Port Elgin To install
Oakville Oakville Confer d's within tm.
. Oakville Oakville Confer d's within tm.
. Albion Harrowsmith To install
Osiris Smith's Falls To install
.AIcColl West Lome Confer d's within tm.
Rising Sun Athens To install
Acacia Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Vittoria Vittoria To install
Strong Sundridge To install
St. John's Vankleek Hill To install
Alpha Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Harmony Binbrooke At Home
.University Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Ionic Toronto Confer d's within tm.
.Rodney Rodney To invest
Tecumseh Stratford To initiate
Corinthian Hamilton Change night of mtg.
Burns Hepworth To install
.King Solomon's Toronto Confer d's within tm.
DufYerin West Flamboro' To install
St. Alban's Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Leopold :....Brigden At Home
Wentworth ...Stoney Creek Change hour of mtg.
Malone Sutton W At Home
Bruce Tiverton To install
.Minden ......Kingston To initiate
Salem Brockville Confer d'e within tm.
24..
.. 47.
24.
.149.
27
249.
27.
.348
28..
.141.
29..
.. 25.
29.
... 25.
29
.443.
29.
.474.
29
.. 29
30
.290.
.30
521
30
.. 81.
31
.346.
31
.433
31
.442.
3..
.. 68.
5 .
..385
5.
.234.
5..
.413
.5..
.429
6.
.400
6..
..400
6..
.109.
6..
..489.
7..
..386
7..
.. 85.
7..
.430
7..
.359
10..
.423.
10
..21a.
10.
.384.
10..
.. 57.
12
.496
13.
.. 25.
13
.411
18..
.144
18.
.513
18..
.436
18..
.. 22.
18..
.291.
19.
514
22
.397.
24..
.166
26.
.512
26.
341
26..
.253
27..
.368.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916
DISPENSATIONS— Continued.
113
Date
1916
No.
Lodge
Location
Purpose
Jan.
27.
.474
Jan.
27.
. . 5.
Jan.
28.
.494.
Jan.
29.
.368.
Jan.
29
UD
Jan.
31
.184
Feb.
3.
.430.
Feb.
3
430
Feb.
3.
UD
Feb,
8..
39.
Feb.
9
263
Feb.
10.
.. 25
Feb.
11
326
Feb.
11 .
171
Feb.
14
. 33
Feb,
14
325
Feb.
14.,
.104.
Feb.
16
410
Feb.
16.
.. 29.
Feb.
16
291
Feb.
17
.258..
Feb.
18
294.
Feb.
18..
.361
Feb.
18..
514
Feb.
21
.503
Feb.
22
390
Feb.
22
.494.
Feb.
24..
.513
Feb.
24..
.. 25.
Feb.
24..
473
Feb.
24..
.. 17..
Feb.
25
. 151 .
Feb.
26
500..
Feb.
29.
.294..
Feb.
29
.316..
Feb.
29.
.277..
Feb.
29
166
Feb.
29
,.272..
March
1
52
March
3
368.
March
4
.247.
March
4
UD
March
4
346
March
7 .
3
March
9
. 75
March
9
400
March
11
23
March
11
403
March
11 .
.496..
March
11
495
..Victoria Toronto To exemplify Irish W
Sussex Brockville Confer d'e within tm.
Riverdale Toronto Confer d'e within tm.
Salem Brockville Confer d's within tm.
..High Park Toronto To initiate
Old Light Lucknow To install
..Acacia Toronto Change hour of mtg.
..Acacia Toronto At Home
..High Park Toronto Change hour of mtg.
..Mount Zion Brooklin Confer d'e within tm.
..Forest Forest At Home
Ionic Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Zetland Toronto Confer d'e within tm.
..Prince of Wales Lawrence vSta At Home
..Maitland Goderich Confer d's within tm.
Orono Orono To initiate
..St. John's Norwich Confer d'e within tm.
..Zeta Toronto At Home
..United Brighton To initiate
..Dufferin W. Flamboro' To initiate
.Guelph Guelph Confer d'e within tm.
Moore Courtright Divine Service
..Waverley Guelph Confer d's within tm.
St. Alban's Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Inwood Inwood At Home
Florence Florence At Home
Riverdale Toronto At Home
Corinthian Hamilton At Home
Ionic Toronto... Confer d's within tm.
The Beaches Toronto Confer d's within tm.
St. John's Cobourg Confer d'e within tm.
.Grand River Berlin Confer d's within tm.
Rose Windsor At Home
Moore Courtright At Home
Doric Toronto At Home
Seymour Port Dalhousie Divine Service
Wentworth Stoney Creek Confer d's within tm.
Seymour Ancaster Confer d's within tm.
Dalhousie Ottawa Confer d's within tm.
Salem Brockville Confer d'e within tm.
Ashlar Toronto Confer d's within tm.
High Park Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Occident Toronto At Home
Ancient St John's... Kingston ...Lodge of Instruction
St. John's Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Oakville Oakville Confer d's within tm.
Richmond Richmond Hill Confer d'e within tm.
Windsor Windsor At Home
University Toronto Change hour of mtg.
.Electric Hamilton Confer d's within tm.
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
DISPENSATIONS— Continued.
Date
191G
No.
Lodge
Location
Purpose
March
13
453
March
13
100.
March
13
43.
March
16.
23
March
16
.. 7.
March
17.
361.
March
17..
. 76.
March
17..
16.
March
18..
441.
March
18..
.419.
March
18..
., 45.
March
21
519
March
21
144
March
23
.. 47.
March
23
.128.
March
24..
.332
March
24..
.497
March
24..
.. 14.
March
27
312
March
27
.218.
March
27..
.413
March
27..
.316
March
28..
.258.
March
29
UD
March
29
435
March
29.
.371.
March
31
520
March
31
486
April
4
438.
April
.5
30.
April
o
30
April
/
64
April
t -
325
April
i
164.
April
7..
.334.
April
8..
.UD.
April
8..
121
April
10
. 85.
April
10
.521
April
10
69
April
10
.378..
April
11
253
April
11
14
April
13
267
April
13
348
April
14
495
April
1.5
.509
April
17
65
April
17
511.
April
18...
.56
Royal Fort William At Home
A'alley Dundas To initiate
King Solomon's Woodstock Confer d's within tm.
Richmond Richmond Hill Confer d'e within tm.
..Union Grimsby To initiate
..Waverley Guelph Confer d's within tm.
..Oxford Woodstock Confer d's within tm.
St. Andrew's Toronto Confer d's within tm.
..Westport Westport To initiate
..Bismarck Sarnia Confer d's within tm.
Brant Brantford Confer d'e within tm.
Onondaga Onondaga Confer d'e within tm.
. Tecumseh Stratford Confer d's within tm.
Great Western Windsor At Home
Pembroke Pembroke Lodge of Instruction
Stratford Stratford Confer d'e within tm.
St. Andrew's Arden Confer d's within tm.
..True Britons Perth To elect
Pny.x Wallaceburg Confer d'e within tm.
Stevenson Toronto At Home
Naphtali Tilbury To initiate
Doric Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Guelph Guelph Confer d's within tm.
High Park Toronto Confer d's" within tm.
Havelock Havelock Confer d's within tm.
Prince of Wales Ottawa At Home
Coronati Toronto Divine Service
Silver Cobalt Divine Service
Harmony Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Composite Whitby To initiate
Composite Whitby To initiate
Kilwinning London Change night of mtg.
Orono Orono Confer d's within tm.
Star of the East Wellington Confer d's within tm.
..Prince Arthur Arthur Change night of mtg.
..Shamrock Toronto Change night of mtg.
..Doric Brantford Lodge of Instruction
..Rising Sun Athens Confer d's within tm.
Ontario Windsor At Home
Stirling Stirling To initiate
King Solomon's London Change night of mtg.
.Minden Kingston Confer d's within tm.
True Britons Perth To install
Parthenon Chatham Lodge of Instruction
Georgian Penetanguishene To initiate
Electric Hamilton Confer d's within tm.
Twin City Berlin Lodge of Instruction
Rehoboam Toronto Confer d'e within tm.
Connaught Fort William At Home
A'ictoria Sarnia Confer d's within tm.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916
DISPENSATIONS— Continued .
115
Date
No.
191()
April
18...
22
April
19
495.
April
19
47..,.
April
19 .
440. .
April
19...
UD..
April
19...
357.
April
20
382
April
20 .
283.
April
22...
414..
April
25...
27....
April
25...
27....>
April
25...
283....
April
26...
322..
April
26...
27...
April
28...
40
April
29
430 .
April
29..
473
May
1 .
297
May
1
514.
Mav
1
253
May
1...
357
Mav
2...
325.
May
2
UD...
May"
2...
.147...
May
:i...
517
Mav
3. .
. 17.
Mav
3
369.
Mav
3.
170 .
Mav
4
313
May
4
UD
May
4
287..,,
May
5
137
May
S...
. 18...
May
8...
.313 .
May
9...
.267. .
May
9
.382,,,,
Mav
9
129
May
10
44
Mav
10
16
Mav
10
75.
May
12
116
May
12
514
May
12
456
Mav
13
324
Mav
13
20
Mav
13.
296
Mav
13..
.384.
Mav
13
UD
May
16
435
Mav
17.
45
Lodge
Location
Purpose
King Solomon's Toronto Confer d's within tm-
Electric Hamilton, To initiate
Great Western Windsor At Home
Arcadia Minden Change night of mtg.
Canada Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Waterdown Millgrove Confer d's within tm.
Doric Hamilton Confer d's within tm.
Eureka Belleville Confer d's within tm.
Pequonga Kenora To initiate
Strict Observance. Hamilton To initiate
Strict Observance. Hamilton Confer d's within tm.
Eureka Belleville Confer d's within tm.
North Star Owen Sound Confer d's within tm.
Strict Observance. Hamilton Confer d's within tm.
St. John's Hamilton Confer d's within tm.
Acacia Toronto Confer d's within tm.
The Beaches Toronto Change night of mtg.
Preston Preston Confer d's within tm.
St. Alban's Toronto Confer d'e within tm.
Minden Kingston Confer d's within tm.
Waterdown Millgrove Confer d's within tm.
Orono Orono Confer d's within tm.
Canada Toronto ..At Home
Mississippi Almonte To initiate
Hazeldean Hazeldean Divine Service
.St. John's Cobourg Confer d's within tm.
Mimico Lambton Mills Confer d's within tm.
Britannia Seaforth Confer d's within tm.
Clementi Lakefield Confer d's within tm.
High Park Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Shuniah Port Arthur At Home
Pythagoras Meaford To initiate
Prince Edward Picton Lodge of Instruction
Clementi Lakefield Confer d's within tm.
Parthenon Chatham Divine Service
Doric Hamilton Confer d's within tm.
Rising Sun Aurora To install
St. Thomas St. Thomas Confer d's within tm.
St. Andrew's Toronto Confer d's within tm.
St.John's ' Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Cassia Thedford To initiate
St. Alban's ."...Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Elma Monckton Divine Service
Temple Hamilton Confer d's within tm.
vSt. John's London Confer d's within tm.
Temple St. Catharines Confer d's within tm.
Alpha Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Shamrock Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Havelock Havelock Divine Service
Brant Brantford Change night of mtg.
116
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
DISPENSATIONS— Continued.
Date
1916
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
No.
17 . 43
17 . 43
18 369
19 .. 34
19. UD
19... 17
20... 38
22. .414
22. .526
22... 9
22 . 44
22. .170
23... 326
23. .302
25. .201
25.... 296
25... 43
25. .452..
26. .269...
26. ..UD
27.... 92...
27... 44...
27. .209a
29. .285...
29. 513
30. 339..
30. 499
30. 508..
30 382.
1 398.
2 230.
2. 465.
3 495
3 373
3 118
5. .453..
5. ...282..
5. 209a
o .224
6. 302
6 .302
6. .. 52..
6 314
6 461.
6 110
6 485
6 .299
7 .444..
7 ... 82.
7 23
Lodge
Location
Purpose
King Solomon's Woodstock Change night of mtg.
King Solomon's Woodstock Divine Service
Mimico Lambton Mills Confer d'e within tm.
Thistle Amherstburg Divine Service
High Park Toronto Confer d's within tm.
St.John's Cobourg Confer d's within tm.
Trent Trenton Divine Service
Pequonga Kenora Confer d's within tm.
Ionic Westboro' To initiate
.Union Napanee Confer d's within tm.
St. Thomas St. Thomas Confer d's within tm.
.Britannia Seaforth Confer d's within tm.
Zetland Toronto Confer d's within tm.
St. David's St. Thomas. Confer d's within tm.
.Leeds Gananoque. Confer d's within tm.
.Temple St. Catharines Confer d'e within tm.
King Solomon's Wood.stock Lodge of Instruction
. Avonmore Avonmore Divine Service
.Brougham Union Claremont Divine Service
Shamrock Toronto Confer d's within tm
Cataraqui Kingston To initiate
St. Thomas St. Thomas Confer d's within tm.
St. John's London Confer d's within tm.
Seven Star Alliston Divine Service
Corinthian Hamilton Confer d's within tm.
Orient Toronto Confer d'e within ttn.
Port Arthur Port Arthur Divine Service
Ozias Brantford Confer d's within tm
Doric Hamilton Excursion
.Victoria Kirkfield To elect officers
Kerr Barrie Divine Service
Carleton Carp Divine Service
Electric Hamilton Confer d's within tm.
Copestone Welland Divine Service
Union Schomberg To install
..Royal Fort William Confer d's within tm.
Lome Glencoe Divine Service
St. John's London Confer d's within tm.
Zurich Hensall To install
St. David's St. Thomas To install
St. David's St. Thomas Divine Service
Dalhousie Ottawa To install
Blair Palmerston Confer d'e within tm.
Ionic Rainy River Divine Service
Central Prescott To initiate
Haileybury Haileybury Divine Service
Victoria Centreville Divine Service
Nitetis Creemore Divine Service
St. John's Paris Divine Service
Richmond Richmond Hill At Home
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916
DISPENSATIONS— Continued.
117
Date
No.
1916
June
8..
.431..
June
8..
375.
June
8..
.. 52.
June
8..
.322..
June
8..
.302..
June
8..
.196.
June
8..
.526.
June
8..
.101.
June
9.
.256.
June
9..
.203.
June
9.
.236
June
9..
.254.
June
9..
.405.
June
9..
..489.
June
10..
.. 97.
June
10..
.177
June
10..
.. 93.
June
10..
.360.
June
10
.441,
June
12
..472.
June
12..
.260
June
12..
.491.
June
12.
.. 63.
June
12.
.. 17.
June
13.
.110.
June
13..
.237.
June
13
.411.
June
13.
.219.
June
13.
.504
June
14.
.493.
June
14
.158.
June
14
. 32
June
14
.. 32
June
14..
.118.
June
14..
UD
June
14
.. 73.
June
14
.. 30
June
14.
.247.
June
14
476.
June
15
245
June
15.
.115.
June
lo
... 88
June
15.
233
June
15
420
June
15
.420.
June
15
.459
June
15
...518.
June
15
509.
June
15
.159.
June
16
454.
Lodge
Location
Purpose
.Moravian Cargill Divine Service
Lome Omemee Divine Service
Dalhousie Ottawa Confer d's within tm.
North Star Owen Sound To install
St. David's St. Thomas' Confer d's within tm.
Madawaska Arnprior To install
Ionic Westboro' Confer d's within tm.
Corinthian Peterborough Confer d's within tm.
.Guelph Guelph To install
.Irvine Elora To install
Manitoba Cookstown Divine Service
Clifton Niagara Falls Divine Service
Mattawa Mattawa Divine Service
Osiris Smith's Falls To elect
.Sharon Queensville Confer d'e within tm.
.The Builders Ottawa To install
..Northern Light Kincardine Divine Service
..Muskoka Bracebridge Divine Service
..Westport Westport Divine Service
.Gore Bay Gore Bay Divine Service
..Washington Petrolia Divine Service
..Cardinal Cardinal r.Divine Service
..St. John's Carleton Place Divine Service
..St. John's Cobourg Divine Service
..Central Prescott Divine Service
..Pythagoras Meaford Divine Service
..Rodney Rodney Divine Serv'ice
..Credit Georgetown Divine Service
..Otter Lombardy To install
St. Mary's St. Marys Confer d's within tm.
..Alexandra Oil Springs To initiate
..Amity Dunnville Confer d's within tm.
..Amity Dunnville Divine Service
..Union Schomberg Divine Service
..Shamrock Toronto Change hour of mtg.
..St. James St. Marys Divine Service
Composite Whitby Divine Service
..Ashlar Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Corinthian North Gower Divine Service
. Tecumseh Thamesville Divine Service
..Ivy Beamsville Divine Service
St. George's Owen Sound To install
Doric Parkhill Divine Service
. Nipissing North Bay Divine Service
Nipissing North Bay To install
. Cobden Cobden. Divine Service
Sioux Lookout Sioux Lookout Divine Service
Twin City Berlin To install
Goodwood Richmond Divine Service
..Corona Burk's Falls To install
118
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
DISPENSATIONS— Continued.
Date
No.
1916
June
16
447
June
16
. 17
June
16.
354
June
16
.249
June
16
300.
June
16
328
June
16
66
June
17
361
June
17
406.
June
17
430
June
17
b
June
17.
143
June
17..
.165
June
19
516
June
19
.376
June
19..
.400
June
19
511
June
19.
395
June
19
504
June
20
.475
June
20.
. 27.
June
20
193
June
20
41
June
20.
.386.
June
20
312
June
20
400
June
20
UD
June
20
463
June
20
. 69
June
20.
.. 77.
June
20
225.
June
20
402
June
20
404
June
20
498
June
20
527
June
20
520
June
20..
.299.
June
20
139
June
20
122
June
21
33
June
21
11
June
21
.228.
June
21
.. 7.
June
22.
40.
June
22
356
June
22..
. 37..
June
22..
114
June
22
156
June
22
489
June
22
361
Lodge
Location
Purpose
Sturgeon Falls Sturgeon Falls Divine Service
St. John's Cobourg To install
Brock Cannington To install
Caledonian Midland Divine Service
.Mount Olivet Thorndale Divine Service
Ionic Napier To install
Durham Newcastle At Home
Waverley Guelph Confer d'e within tm.
Spry Fenelon Falls Divine Service
Acacia Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Sussex Brockville Divine Service
Friendly Bros Iroquois Divine Service
Budington Burlington Divine Service
.Enterprise Beachburg Divine Service
. Unity Huntsville To initiate
Oakville Oakville Divine Service
Connaught Fort William Divine Service
Parvaim Comber To install
Otter Lombardy Divine Service
. Dundurn Hamilton Picnic
Strict Observance. Hamilton Divine Service
Scotland Scotland Divine Service
St. George's Kingsville Divine Service
McColl West Lome Divine Service
Pnyx Wallaceburg Divine Service
Oakville Oakville Confer d's within tm.
High Park Toronto
North Entrance Haliburton
Stirling Stirling.
Faithful Brethren. Lindsay
. Bernard Listowel
Central
Lome
King George V
Espanola
Temple
.Victoria
Lebanon
Renfrew
Maitland
.Moira.
Prince Arthur
Confer d's within tm.
To install
Divine Service
Divine Service
Divine Service
Essex To install
Tamworth Divine Service
Coboconk Divine Service
Espanola Divine Service
Toronto Confer d'e within tm.
Centreville To install
Oshawa Divine Service
Renfrew
Goderich
Belleville
Odessa
Union Grimsby.
Divine Service
Divine Service
Divine Service
Divine Service
Confer d's within tm.
St. John's Hamilton Confer d's within tm.
River Park Streetsville Divine Service
.King Hiram Ingersoll Divine Service
Hope Port Hope Divine Service
York Toronto Confer d's within tm.
Osiris Smith's Falls Divine Service
Waverley Guelph Confer d'e within tm.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916
DISPENSATIONS— Continued .
119
Date
1916
No.
Lodge
Location
Purpose
23..
.. 47.
23..
.. 47.
23.
91
23.
..184-
23
.291
23
357
23
.458
26
.436
26.
523
26..
385
26
.287.
26
92
26.
316
26
239
27..
.408.
27..
256
27..
319
28..
.. 85.
28..
15
28..
.482.
29.
379
29
123
29
391.
29
269.
29.
462
30..
157.
30
57.
.Great Western Windsor Excursion
.Great Western Windsor Divine Service
Colborne Colborne Divine Service
Old Light Lucknow Divine Service
Dufferin W. Flamboro' Divine Service
Waterdown Millgrove To install
Wales Wales Divine Service
Burns.: Hepworth Divine Service
.Royal Arthur Peterborough Confer d's within tm.
Spry Beeton Divine Service
Shuniah Port Arthur Divine Service
Cataraqui Kingston Confer d'e within tm.
Doric Toronto Picnic
Tweed Tweed Divine Service
Murray Beaverton Confer d's within tm.
Farnan's Point Aultsville Divine Service
Hiram Hagersville Confer d's within tm.
Rising Sun Athens Divine Service
..St. George's St. Catharines To install
Bancroft Bancroft Divine Service
Middlesex Bryanston Divine Service
Belleville Belleville Confer d's within tm.
Howard Ridgetown Confer d'e within tm.
Brougham Union . Claremont Confer d's within tm.
Temiskaming New Liskeard Divine Service
Simpson Newboro' Divine Service
Harmony Binbrook Divine Service
Fraternally submitted,
/CC^^^
Grand .Secretary.
It was moved by R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope,
seconded by R. W. Bro. R. L. Gunn, and
Resolved, that the reports of the Grand Treasurer and Grand
Secretary be received and referred to the Board of General Purposes.
The Grand Secretary presented the reports of
the District Deputy Grand Masters.
It was moved by R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope,
seconded by R. W. Bro. W. N. Ponton, and
Resolved, that the reports of the District Deputy Grand
Masters be received and referred to the Board of General Purposes.
120 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Reports of the District Deputy
Grand Masters.
ERIE DISTRICT No. 1.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
I have the honour to present to you my annual
report as District Deputy Grand ]\Iaster for Erie
District No. 1.
On account of the exceptionally bad roads,
which prevailed all the spring season, it was im-
possible for me to visit all the lodges as has been
customary at that season of the year. The custom
of the great majority of the lodges in this district
is to elect and install officers in December. Thus,
I found that if I visited in the fall, I would see the
same officers as did my predecessor, which is not
desirable. By waiting till the new officers got
fairlv into ofhce, I was met by the unusual weather
conditions of this year. However, by visiting the
majority of the lodges, and by holding a Lodge of
Instruction, I was able to get into touch with the
state of Masonry in each part of the district.
Lodge of Instruction.
The Lodge of Instruction was held at Chatham
on the 28th of April, and had a record attendance,
about 200 attending from outside the city. This is
noteworthy, since through an unfortunate clashing
of dates, the semi-centennial meeting of Great
Western Lodge of Windsor was held on the same
date. The M. W. the Grand Master was at the
Windsor meeting, showing that Masonry is in a
flourishing condition when one district can provide
two large meetings on the same date. The three
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 121
degrees were exemplified in a most acceptable and
correct manner by Naphtali Lodge, Tilbury, at
2.30 p.m.; by Pnyx Lodge, Wallaceburg, at 4.00
p.m., and by Leamington Lodge, Leamington, at
8.00 p.m. The work was complimented highly by
the brethren present and was of such a character
as to cause satisfaction to the craft. A board of
trial was also formed and the proper testing of
visitors explained. The acting visitor on this oc-
casion was R. W. Bro. Milner, of West Lome, the
oldest Mason in the district, whose presence always
adds interest to a Masonic meeting on account of
his being one of the best informed Masons in the
district.
The following is an extract from the circular
letter calling Lodge of Instruction:
"Owing to the fact that our district is to be
altered, this will be the last year for a general re-
union and meeting of all parts of old Erie District.
All lodges have received copies of the proposed
changes. If there are any objections this meeting
will be the proper place to discuss them and to
arrange for other suggestions to be placed before
Grand Lodge. Therefore I ask that every lodge be
represented by as many of the officers and members
as can attend."
The proposal to rearrange the districts was felt
by all to be necessary. However, the prevailing
opinion, as voiced at the Lodge of Instruction and
elsewhere, favoured an arrangement whereby the
Erie District would be made into two, and thus the
historical associations maintained.
On the 5th of May, in company with R. W.
Bros. Laurie, Gatfield and Healy, and with the
assistance of a large number of Masons of the dis-
trict, I dedicated the lodge room of Central Lodge,
Essex. These quarters are exceptionally well ap-
pointed, with every modern convenience and device.
The brethren of Essex are an enthusiastic lot of
Masons. Their entertainment of the visiting breth-
ren was of a very high order.
122 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
On October 27th, Parthenon Lodge, Chatham,
called an emergent meeting for the purpose of
having representatives of the district present me
with my official regalia. The meeting was a very
large one, the Masters or other members of most of
the lodges being present. Past District Deputy
Grand Masters Milner, Gatfield, Healy, Laurie,
Kelley and others took part in what proved to be a
very unique ceremony. I cannot express in too
glowing terms my gratitude to these brethren and
to the members of the district for their kind words
and generosity, nor could I forget the action of my
mother lodge which presented me with a beauti-
fully bound and engraved address congratulating
me upon my election. Throughout the year I have
been the recipient of repeated courtesies from P.D.
D.G.Ms. Laurie, Healy, Gatfield, Kelley, Milner
and other brethren too numerous to mention in
this report, but which have made the duties of the
year extremely pleasant.
The lodges which I was unable to visit are all
in good condition. This I ascertained from the
Worshipful brethren of the various localities, in
whom the craft have full confidence. This district
is especially fortunate in having many Past Masters
who take a deep interest in the ritual and other
matters in connection with their lodges, and who
personally see that the work is kept up to the
standard.
I am of the opinion that the District Deputy
should personally examine and approve of the
work of the officers who are to exemplify degrees
at the Lodge of Instruction and to drill them if
necessary, in order that the Lodge of Instruction
may be an object lesson in what is the latest ap-
proved way of working the degrees. It is hardly
fair to a lodge to ask them to appear before the
whole district and then to find fault with their
interpretation of the ceremonial. In other words,
the work of the Lodge of Instruction should be as
nearly perfect as possible, so that those visiting will
see it as it should be and not be the subject of a
discussion as to what it should be.
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The grim reaper has made sad inroads among
the beloved and stalwart craftsmen in our ranks.
Among those to fall the prey of his cruel harvest
are R. W. Bro. James Birch, of Wellington Lodge,
Chatham; W. Bro. David Moore, of Parthenon
Lodge, Chatham; W. Bro. W. W. Chisholm, of St.
George Lodge, Kingsville; W. Bro. Waghorne,
Master of Pnyx Lodge, Wallaceburg; W. Bro. John
Nichol, Kent Lodge, Blenheim; Bro. W. T. Shan-
non, of Wellington Lodge, Chatham; Bro. W. R.
Peck, of Parthenon Lodge, Chatham; Bro. Luke
Wallace, a veteran member of Parthenon Lodge,
Chatham; Bro. Ernest Gay, of Great Western
Lodge, Windsor; Bro. Thos. Moase, of Great West-
ern Lodge, Windsor; Bro. Jasper Golden, of vSt.
George Lodge, Kingsville.
My thanks are due to the brethren of the dis-
trict for the honour conferred on me in electing me
to the office I have had the pleasure of filling this
past year.
Lodge Visits.
On December 20th I visited Kent Lodge,
Blenheim, for the purpose of installing officers.
Several brethren from Chatham accompanied me
and found the work and prospects of the lodge in
splendid shape.
On December 15th I visited Century Lodge'
Merlin, and installed their officers. This lodge has
a splendid set of officers and is enjoying a prosper-
ous season.
On January 7th I visited Windsor Lodge,
Windsor, when the officers were installed by W.
Bro. Pettit. The meeting partook of a patriotic
nature, there being two battalions recruiting there.
W. Bro. Major Tolmie was one of the chief speak-
ers. This lodge is one of the largest in the district
and holds an enviable reputation for its work and
its activities, every evidence being present that the
members are not allowing their efforts to subside.
On January 11th I visited Napthali Lodge,
Tilbury, and installed the officers. The Secretary,
W. Bro. Johnston, and other Past Masters, deserve
124 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
credit for the continued excellent work and the suc-
cess of this lodge. The present officers are worthy
of high praise.
On January 21st I had the pleasure of attend-
ing a most interesting meeting of McColl Lodge,
West Lome. Two degrees were worked, the second
degree by a military Past Master, W. Bro. Kelley,
and the third degree by R. W. Bro. Logan. There
were in attendance a large number of members of
the 91st Battalion C.E.F., and certificates of mem-
bership were presented to those going on overseas
service. The excellent rendering of the ritual on
this occasion will long be remembered by those
present; being under the guiding hand of R. W.
Bro. Milner; the good work here is no exception to
the splendid record of the past.
On March 9th I visited Sydenham Lodge,
Dresden ; owing to a severe stormy night there were
no candidates. The routine work of the lodge
was exemplified in a most acceptable manner and
an enjoyable evening spent. The brethren here are
enthusiastic and the w^ork well done.
Pnyx Lodge, Wallaceburg, sustained a severe
loss in the death of their Master, W. Bro. Wag-,
home, who was laid to rest with Masonic honours
on March 2oth. The funeral cortege was accom-
panied by almost the entire Masonic membership
of the lodge and town, only one being absent. This
speaks more eloquently of the worth of the departed
and of the spirit of ]\Iasonry in this thriving town
than any words at my command. The officers of
Pnyx Lodge worked the second degree at the Lodge
of Instruction in a creditable manner. Previous
to this I visited the lodge, on which occasion a
visiting lodge performed the work. I am con-
vinced that this lodge is proficient.
My own lodge, Parthenon, Chatham, was
visited on April oth, when the third degree was
conferred by the Master and officers, all being pre-
sent. A comparison of the work with that of pre-
vious years does no discredit to the present Master
and officers, whose zeal and energy have made
successful alike the ritual, social and the fraternal
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 125
work of this lodge, which is in a highly flourishing
condition.
On April 12th I visited Highgate Lodge, High-
gate, when the first degree was exemplified by the
Master and officers. R. W. Bro. Moody was at
this meeting. The fact that these officers mostly
live at some distance from the lodge room has made
difficult the frequent practice without which there
is likely to be a lack of that confidence which is
necessary for the impressive rendering of the ritual.
At a later period in the year this confidence would
likely be manifest.
I visited Lome Lodge, Glencoe, on April 1.3th,
when I was accompanied by Bro. Gregory, of Chat-
ham, who had been made a Mason in Lome Lodge
but had not met there for forty years. The first
degree was exemplified in splendid style. The prac-
tice of substituting a Past Master to give the Junior
Warden's lecture should not be encouraged. This
lodge is particularly fortunate in possessing a splen-
did set of Past Masters whose interest in the ritual
and the conduct of the lodge as well as in the exact
interpretation of the constitution and rulings of
Grand Lodge make this lodge one of the best schools
of Masonry I have seen.
Wellington Lodge, Chatham, was visited on
April 24th. The work of the evening was the first
degree, which was faithfully conferred by W. Bro.
Sexsmith and his officers, who were all present, as
well as a number of Past Masters, among whom was
R. W. Bro. Laurie. I found that those in charge
of this lodge are upholding the traditions of the
good deeds of the past and are in every way pro-
moting the interests of Masonry.
I visited Central Lodge Essex, on the occasion
of its dedication. I found the officers proficient
and the rites and ceremonies of the order faithfully
performed.
While at Essex they were visited by St. George
Lodge, of Kingsville, who worked the first degree
in a most acceptable manner. R. W. Bro. Healy,
my predecessor as District Deputy Grand Master,
123 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
is a member of this lodge and, as he takes an active
interest in the activities of this lodge, it was to be
expected that the ritual would be rendered in a
manner well nigh faultless.
On June 12th I visited Howard Lodge, Ridge-
town, on which occasion I was accompanied by
fourteen brethren from Chatham. The work of the
meeting was the second degree which was exem-
plified by several of the Past Masters, owing to the
absence of the Master through the death of his
father. The prospects of this lodge are very bright.
The attendance at this meeting was the largest in
the history of the lodge.
On June 25th I attended Divine service with
Tecumseh Lodge, Thamesville. There was a splen-
did attendance from the local lodge and visiting
lodges in the vicinity. The propsects of this lodge
are good and from my personal knowledge the
work is well done.
Fraternally submitted,
JOHN W. DRAPER, D.D.G.M.,
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128 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
ST. CLAIR DISTRICT No. 2.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
I have tlfe • honour to present herewith my
report on the condition of Masonry in St. Clair
District No. 2. I wish to express my sincere thanks
and appreciation for the honour conferred upon me
in electing me to such an important office as re-
presentative of the M. W. the Grand Master.
I visited each lodge once officially besides pay-
ing several other visits throughout the district.
The various lodges are most enthusiastic in their
work and the rendition of the degrees is marked by
accuracy and impressiveness. This is one of the
results of our annual Lodge of Instruction. We are
also glad to note that the spirit of Masonry is not
confined within the lodge room but shines forth
w^herever Masons are found.
My first official duty was to appoint, as Dis-
trict Secretary, V. W. Bro. W. E. Germain, of
Alvinston Lodge No. 323, and as District Chaplain
W. Bro. Rev. N. A. Campbell, of Inwood Lodge No.
503.
Lodge of Instruction.
The district Lodge of Instruction was held
under the auspices of Forest Lodge No. 263, Forest,
May 4th, 1916. There was a large attendance,
over 150 members being present. Many P.D.D.G.
Ms were there to guard the landmarks and en-
courage the workers.
The W. M. and officers of Victoria Lodge No.
56, Sarnia, exemplified the E. A. degree.
The W. M. and officers of Forest Lodge, No.
263, Forest, exemplified the F. C. degree.
The W. M. and officers of Inwood Lodge No.
503, Inwood, exemplified the M. M. degree.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 129
The degrees were all worked in a manner which
left no room for criticism, but brought forth much
praise from the brethren present.
To the brethren of Forest Lodge I wish to
express my gratitude for the courtesy and attention
shown the visitors and for the very fine banquet
tendered us at the close of the session.
Official Visits.
Victoria Lodge No. 56, Sarnia. April 4th With
a very large attendance, rooms beautifully decorated
and officers all present, I found everything in first-
class order. W. Bro. J. R. Simpson and officers
showed fine preparation in every detail of the work
and were worthy of the praise which they received.
Their financial standing and prospects are both
excellent. The Secretary, W. Bro. F. C. Watson,
is very prompt and takes good care of the books.
Many P. Ms and P. D. D.G.Ms were present and
this we appreciated very much.
St. John's Lodge No. 81, Mount Brydges, May
16th. My visit here was made most pleasant by a
very cordial reception and the earnest and impres-
sive work of W. Bro. J. R. Waters and his staff of
enthusiastic young officers. Four members have
been added during the year. Their financial stand-
ing is excellent. Thirteen regular and three emer-
gent meetings were held. W. Bro. Young is certain-
ly a careful Secretary.
Beaver Lodge No. 83, Strathroy, March 24th.
I was heartily welcomed here and I found many
brethren present in their well appointed lodge
rooms. W. Bro. Donaldson and his officers in a
most impressive manner exemplified the F. C. de-
gree and W. Bro. Trueman, an enthusiastic P. M.,
worked the M. M. degree. How I enjoyed meet-
ing my old friends and witnessing such good work.
Many P. Ms were present. The interests of the
lodge are well looked after by a most enthusiastic
worker — V. W. Bro. R. F. Richardson, the Secre-
tary.
130 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA .
Cassia Lodge No. 116, Thedford, April 17th.
This is the smallest lodge in the district in numbers
but quality is certainly there. As there was no
degree work, W. Bro. Runford and his officers
opened and closed in perfect form. We had some
good talks from the members along Masonic lines
W. Bro. H. S. Gierke takes the best of care of the
books and is very prompt. They have a substantial
balance on hand and the prospects are good.
Burns Lodge No. 153, Wyoming, April 13th.
There was a good attendance including a number of
visitors from Petrolia and Camlachie. W. Bro.
Hugh yi. Hunter and officers in a very acceptable
manner worked the F. C. degree. Many P. Ms
and P. D. D.G.Ms were present and a very pleasant
evening was spent. The new vSecretary, W. Bro.
A. D. Fisher, takes good care of the books. The
lodge is in a prosperous condition.
Alexandra Lodge Xo. 158, Oil Springs, Febru-
ary 24th. I visited officially on above date and
was greeted by a good many members who are very
enthusiastic. W. Bro. Alton Zavitz with his staff
of young officers in an impressive and accurate
manner exemplified the F. G. degree. A good
number of P. Ms. were present. Books are care-
fully looked after by Secretary W. Bro. J. W.
Sauvey. Financial standing very fair and improv-
ing. The progress of the lodge is good.
Petrolia Lodge No. 194, Washington Lodge No.
260, Petrolia. On March 22nd a joint emergent
meeting of these lodges was held for the purpose
of receiving the D.D.G.M. and working two degrees.
W. Bro. H. McNaughton and officers of Washing-
ton Lodge exemplified the E- A. degree and W.
Bro. R. W. Parker and officers of Petrolia Lodge
worked the F. G. degree. Both lodges deserve a
great deal of praise for their accurate and impres-
sive work. Many eloquent and inspiring addresses
and a pleasing musical programme were outstand-
ing features of the fine banquet which followed the
meeting. These lodges work in perfect harmony
and are making good progress. Their secretaries
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are W. Bro. Thos. Bicknell and W. Bro. L. Collier,
both being prompt and careful. So long as R. W.
Bro. Sinclair, who has served 49 years in the science
is able to be present at their meetings, Masonry
must flourish in Petrolia.
Havelock Lodge No. 238, Watford, Jan. 18th.
The attendance was remarkably good, although the
weather was intensley bitter. More members were
present in khaki than in any other lodge. W. Bro.
E. A. Brown and well trained officers presented the
F. C. degree in a most impressive manner. The
work was extra well done and the business of the
evening promptly executed. They have a faithful
Secretary, W. Bro. S. B. Howden, who is most
prompt with his communications. The dues are
well paid up. Financial standing very fair. Pros-
pects good.
Forest Lodge No. 263, Forest, February 16th.
Many members and visitors present. Work in F.
C. degree by W. Bro. Prout and his efficient staff
of officers was impressive and accurate. Character
of candidates well looked into by committee. P.
Ms. interested and have candidates well prepared in
former degrees. W. Bro. Campbell is a careful and
prompt Secretary. The financial standing and
prospects of lodge are good.
Moore Lodge No. 294, Courtright, March 16th.
Welcomed by a good attendance of members I
witnessed work carefully and accurately presented
by W. Bro. Nesbit and officers who are well skilled
in the art. The lodge rooms do not seem to satisfy
and no doubt will be changed before long. Two E.
A. degrees, a fine lunch and some interesting talk
on Masonry brought to a close a very enjoyable
evening. W. Bro. Brown makes a good Secretary
and does the office justice. W. Bro. vStewart who
filled the office so long is now with Lambton's 149th
C.E.F.
Arkona Lodge No. 307, Arkona, May 25th.
Accompanied by Alvinston brethren I visited this
lodge and was certainly well pleased with every-
thing. Many members were present and many
132 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
visitors from adjoining lodges. The E. A. degree
worked by W. Bro. Eastman and officers was of the
highest order. The lectures and charges were per-
fect. The Secretary, W. Bro. A. M. Thoman, keeps
a fine set of books and is very prompt.
Alvinston Lodge No. 323, Alvinston, May 22nd.
Having been absent from my mother lodge for
many meetings, it afforded me a great deal of
pleasure to visit officially and witness the presenta-
tion of two F. C. degrees by W. Bro. H. C. Pray
and his officers. Their work was certainly worthy
of the praise they received. The lodge is in a very
prosperous condition. P. Ms. are much interested.
Books well kept by the new Secretary, Bro. J.
Holme, who is very accurate and thorough.
Ionic Lodge No. 328, Napier. This was my
first official visit and was accompanied by Alvinston
brethren. Good turn out of members and visitors.
W. Bro. Pike and officers very accurately opened
and closed the lodge. Although Ionic does not
progress very rapidly, thev have a fine classs of
members. Books are well looked after by W. Bro.
W. Toohill and finances are in good shape.
Dufferin Lodge No. 364, Melbourne, June 14th.
P. M., W. Bro. Stevenson in the absence of the W.
M., conferred the E. A. degree in a most instruc-
tive and impressive manner. Work of junior
officers was thorough, especially the lecture brought
forth much worthy praise. Secretary Bro. Ale
Kenzie takes excellent care of the books. We were
glad to hear that W. Bro. Rev. Stephens is im-
proving in health. He has done a great deal for
Dufi"erin Lodge.
Huron Lodge No. 392, Camlachic, April 12th.
Accompanied by W. Bro. A. Fisher, of Wyoming,
we journeyed through bad roads and pouring rain
and were greeted by many members. W. Bro. R.
W. Brown and staff opened and closed in such form
that I am convinced they would also do fine degree
work. Their financial standing is good and pros-
pects very fair. I was very sorry their venerable
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 133
and worthy Secretary, W. Bro. A. Trusler, was unable
to be present owing to illness.
Leopold Lodge No. 397, Brigden, May 17th.
Two F. C. degrees were worked by W. Bro. Poland
and his able officers in an accurate and impressive
manner, showing that able P. Ms. had left an im-
pression. The brethren show a fine Masonic spirit
and are making good progress. Their competent
Secretary, V. W. Bro. Warren, is very prompt in
all his duties, which is a great help to any W. M.
Finances are fairly good.
Bismarck Lodge No. 419, Sarnia, May 8th.
This was my last visit in Sarnia. Were it not for
the different officers in the chairs, one would hardly
know which lodge was meeting for the utmost har-
mony prevails amongst members of the craft in
Sarnia. Here I witnessed a beautiful degree worked
by W. Bro. Lester and officers of the lodge. Their
work showed the influence of a master worker.
Secretary, W. Bro. A. J. Alcock, although a new
officer, has the books in excellent shape and is very
prompt. Finances good and prospects much im-
proved.
St. Clair Lodge No. 425, Sombra, April 18th.
Through sickness and other unavoidable causes
many officers were absent, although turnout of
members good. In due time the respective offices
were filled with W. Bro. McRitchie presiding. The
candidate, who was 72 years old, and having his
E. A. work perfectly memorized, received his F. C.
degree in a most impressive manner. The W. M.
then being present closed the lodge. W. Bro. J.
W. Burnham keeps a model set of books. Financial
standing excellent.
Tuscan Lodge No. 437, Sarnia, April 19th.
Accompanied bv District Secretarv V. W. Bro. W.
E. Germain and P.D.D.G.M. R.'W. Bro. Paul, I
visited this lodge. Many members and visitors
were present including P. Ms. and P. D. D.G.Ms,
and visitors from Port Huron. W. Bro. Wheeler
and his competent staff worked their degree in
perfect and most instructive manner. The lodge
134 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
, was decorated with colors and flowers. During the
evening W. Bro. W. Carter, on behalf of Tuscan
Lodge, presented the D.D.G.M. with a beautiful
bouquet of roses, which he appreciated very much.
Tuscan Lodge is very prosperous. Their books and
business are looked after by W. Bro. Barrie in an
excellent manner.
Inwood Lodge No. 503, Inwood, March 13th.
With a number of my brethren from Alvinston I
visited this lodge. There were many members
present and all were much pleased with the excel-
lent work of W. Bro. Dawson and his well drilled
officers. This young lodge is outgrowing its present
quarters. Bro. S. S. Courtright, their new Secre-
tary, is very systematic and prompt. They report
being out of debt already and have a bright future.
They deserve much praise.
I cannot close my report without expressing
my sincere thanks to those who have assisted me
in so many ways to perform my duties and to all
the brethren throughout the district for their cordial
receptions and deeds of kindness.
In conclusion let me say that sweet memories
of this year will ever be mine and I feel assured
that my successor has the same pleasure in store for
him.
Fraternally submitted,
PEARvSON P. WINN, D.D.G.M. '-
St. Clair District No. 2.
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136 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
LONDON DISTRICT No. 3.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand blaster, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
I have pleasure in presenting my report as
D.D.G.M. of London District No. 3 for the year
ending June 30th, 1916.
I appreciate the honour done me in electing
me to the highest office in the gift of the craft of
this district and I take this opportunity of thank-
ing the brethren for this honour.
I wish also to thank the brethren for the kindly
way in which they received me and for the support
and assistance rendered. There are some who gave
me more than ordinary assistance whom I deem
worthy of special mention. R. W. Bro. U. A.
Buchner, P. D.D.G.M , gave me valuable assistance
in my work and I wish to thank him for the very
instructive talks on Masonry which he gave on
several of my official visits. R. W. Bro. E. T.
Essery, P. D.D.G.M., gave a number of fine, stirring
patriotic addresses, which appealed to the manhood
of the brethren. Those who had the privilege of
hearing W. Bro. R. H. McConnell, of St. Thomas,
when I visited St. David's Lodge, enjoyed a rare
treat. His address on Canada was a scholarly
masterpiece and impressed all present. I am grate-
ful to Bros. Neil McGill, R. Dengate and Russell
Lee who accompanied me on nearly all my official
visits.
At the request of the Masters of the eight city
lodges of London, I officiated at a joint installation
in December. In this I was assisted by R. W.
Bros Buchner and Wallace and V. W. Bro. Bridle,
R. W. Bro. Metherall acted as Director of Cere-
monies very efficiently.
I visited each of the lodges at least once during
my term. I found throughout the district that the
interest in Masonry is being well sustained, that
the work is uniform and generally well done. In
some of the lodges there is not sufficient respect
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON. 1916 137
shown the chair. I would respectfully submit that
the Masters insist upon every courtesy be shown
the chair. This will assist in the decorum of the
lodges and facilitate in the work. The Secretaries
are generally efficient and the books well kept.
The funds are low in many instances; due no doubt
to the fact that the dues are too low per capita.
I would recommend that the dues be not less than
$3.00 a year.
I paid my official visits as follows: —
St. Thomas Lodge No. 44, St. Thomas, Sept-
ember 2nd, 1915. Worked the third degree, well
done, general decorum of the lodge good.
Moffatt Lodge No. 399, Harrietsville, Septem-
ber 22nd, 1915. Worked the third degree by two
Past Masters; decorum fair.
vSt. George's Lodge No. 42, London, October
7th, 1915. Worked second degree, fairly well done,
decorum good.
King Solomon Lodge No. 378, London, October
14th, 1915. Worked second degree, fairly well done,
decorum good.
Nilestown Lodge No. 345, Nilestown, October
19th, 1915. No work, opened and closed in the
three degrees, well done, decorum fair.
Cameron Lodge No. 232, Button, October 20th,
1915. Worked first degree, very well done, de-
corum good.
Corinthian Lodge No. 330, London, November
2nd, 1915. Worked first degree, well done, decorum
good.
Middlesex Lodge No. 379, Bryanston, Novem-
ber 14th, 1915. No work, opened and closed in the
three degrees, fairly well done, decorum fair.
138 GRAND LODGK OF CANADA
]Merrill Lodge No. 344, Dorchester, November
18th, 1915. Worked the third degree by a Past
D.D.G.M., decorum fair.
Prince of Wales Lodge No. 171, Lawrence
Station, November 19th, 1915. Worked first de-
gree, well done, decorum only fair, lodge room
cramped and inadequate.
St. Paul's Lodge No. 107, Lambeth, December
15th, 1915. No work, opened and closed in the
three degrees, well done, decorum good.
Warren Lodge No. 120, Fingal, December 21st,
1915. No work, opened and closed in the three
degrees, fairly well done, decorum fair, lodge room
not up to date.
St. John's Lodge No. 209a, London, January
7th, 1916. Worked first degree, well done, decorum
exceptionally good.
St. David's Lodge No. 302, St. Thomas, Feb-
ruary 17th, 1916. Worked second degree, well done,
decorum good.
Kilwinning Lodge No. 64, London, February
18th, 1916. Worked first degree, well done, de-
corum good.
Tuscan Lodge No. 195, London, March 6th,
1916. Worked third degree, exceptionally well done
decorum good.
Union Lodge No. 380, London, March 13th,
1916. Worked the first degree, well done, decorum
good.
St. Mark's, Lodge No. 94, Port vStanley, March
14th, 1916. Worked first degree, well done, de-
corum good.
Doric Lodge No. 289, Lobo, April 13th, 1915.
No work, opened and closed in the three degrees,
well done, decorum fair.
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Henderson Lodge No. 388, Ilderton, April 17th.
1916. Worked first degree, well done, decorum fair.
Mount Olivet Lodge No. 300, Thorndale, April
18th, 1916. No work, opened and closed in the
three degrees, well done, decorum fair.
Delaware Valley Lodge No. 358, Delaware,
May 12th, 1916. No work, opened and closed in
the three degrees, fairly well done, decorum fair.
Malahide Lodge No. 140, Aylmer, May 17th,
1916. Worked third degree, exceptionally well
done, decorum good.
Myra Lodge (U.D.) Komoka, June 12th, 1916,
Worked first degree, fairly well done, decorum fair.
Myra Lodge at Komoka, which has been work-
ing under a dispensation, is progressing, and there
seems every prospect of its being one of the best
rural lodges in the district. I would recommend
that it be granted a charter.
On the twenty-fourth day of June, 1916, I
attended the funeral of V. W. Bro. Wm. O'Brien,
at the city of London, a member of vSt. John's
Lodge No. 209a, for forty years. At one time he
was one of the most active and energetic members
of the craft in this district and at the time of his
death was Chaplain of his lodge. .The brethren of
the city will greatly miss this venerable and much
respected brother.
Some of the lodges have adopted the plan of
having a talk of some nature at each meeting by
some brother. These talks take the form of either
instruction in some masonic subject in the lodge
or of a patriotic or ethical nature at the fourth
degree. This has a tendency to increase the
attendance and creates a greater interest in the
meetings. I would advise the continuance of this
as far as possible so long as it does not interfere
with the other work of the lodge.
140 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
This year has raised new questions respecting
our duties to our country and to those who have
gone forth to fight the battles of the empire. The
brethren of the district have nobly answered the
call to the colours. Those who were not in a posi-
tion to go have done, and are doing, their duty in
the many other ways, which are at this time open
to them.
Again thanking the brethren of the district for
their many kindnesses,
Fraternally submitted,
GEO. H. POAD, D.D.G.M.,
London District No. 3.
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142 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
SOUTH HURON DISTRICT No. 4.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful vSir and Brethren:
It is with pleasure I submit my report on the
condition of Masonry in vSouth Huron District No.
4 for the year ending June, 101 (i.
I wish again to tender my sincere thanks to
the brethren of the district for electing me to the
high and responsible office of D.D.G.M., also for
the kindly and courteous manner in which I have
been received on my visitations. Although the
duties devolving upon a D.D.G.M. are often exact-
ing, yet, I feel amply repaid for the work incident
to the office by the privilege of having made the
acquaintance and formed friendship with so many
enthusiastic and well skilled Masons. I have en-
deavoured to perform the duties of my office to the
best of my ability, and if I have disappointed any
of my brethren I hope they will give me the benefit
of the broad mantle of a mason's charity.
I am pleased to report that in visiting each
of the nineteen lodges in the district, I found the
officers earnestly endeavouring to present the work
in a most proficient and uniform manner, accepting
any instructions or suggestions I might give in a
most kindly spirit, and, while many excel, all are
endeavouring to render the ceremonies in a manner
commensurate with the beauty and importance of
the great truths therein contained.
Field Day.
On December 21st, 1915, Tudor Lodge No. 141
Mitchell, held a Field-day, which proved to be the
grandest Masonic day in the history of the lodge.
The brethren assembled at ten o'clock in the morn-
ing and from that hour until past midnight Mason-
ry in its three degrees was exemplified in a manner
that would do credit to any lodge in Ontario. The
visiting lodges taking part in the work were:
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Britannia Lodge No. 170, Seaforth.
Elma Lodge No. 456, Monkton.
Stratford Lodge No. 332, Stratford.
Also a military degree team composed of officers
from the 71st and 110th Battalions, with W. Bro.
Major G. L. Money in the chair. A pleasing in-
novation in the programme was the conferring of
the E. A. degree by the Past Grand Lodge officers
of the district with R. W. Bro. S. J. Mallion in the
East. The Past Masters of Tudor Lodge con-
cluded the evening's programme by conferring the
M. M. degree in a most impressive manner. After
the visiting brethren had departed, the officers of
the lodge again took charge and although the clock
had started on its second round, they proceeded to
confer the F. C. degree and even at so late — or
rather early — hour, the ceremony was performed in
a manner showing that a strenuous day's work does
not take from the degree its impressiveness or rob
■it of its instructive lessons.
W. Bro. D. Hughey, supported by those stal-
warts V. W. Bro. W. Schafer and W. Bro. F.
Porterfield, are to be congratulated on presenting
such an interesting and instructive programme and
on carrying it through in such perfect order and
harmony.
To the J. W., Bro. C. T. Thomson, fell the lot
of providing the entertainment. It is doubtful if
such a banquet as he provided ever graced any
occasion in the history of Mitchell, certainly not in
the history of Tudor lodge. The district may well
be proud of the achievement of Tudor Lodge No.
141.
• Official Visits.
Granton Lodge No. 483, Granton, W. Bro.
Richard Hobbs, W.M., visited February 17th. The
W. M. conferred the M. M. degree in a very pro-
ficient manner on an exceptionally well prepared
candidate. The work of the evening shows that
Granton Lodge is supported by energetic Past
144 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Masters who devote a great deal of time to the
instruction of the officers progressing through the
chairs. Although a good representation of the
brethren are serving the King at this time the lodge
is to be congratulated on the energetic and capable
staff of officers who are taking Masonry seriously
and devoting a good deal of attention to the study
of Masonic history and tradition.
R. W. Bro. Abery entertained me at his home
and his kindly generous attention on this my first
official visit in the district, will send me forth to do
my duties with a broader outlook, on Masonry,
but with an increased anxiety to carry some mes-
sage to the brethren of the district that may tend
to advance the art.
Clinton Lodge Xo. 84, Clinton, W. Bro. A. C.
Clarkson, W.M., visited February 18th. The W.
M., supported by a capable set of officers, conferred
the M. M. degree in a very acceptable manner.
The candidate presented a good examination,
which brought forth favourable comments from
those present. The register shows that Clinton
lodge rooms are used the year round by the mem-
bers, and especially the Past Masters, a large per-
centage being present on my official v.isit. The
spacious and comfortable quarters of the lodge are
made good use of between meetings by the brethren
and in consequence, an excellent Masonic feeling
exists between the members. During the course of
the evening R. W. Bro. Major vShaw gave an ad-
dress on "Our Empire" and thrilled the brethren
by his enthusiasm in the military course of the
empire and of Masonry. I am pleased to be able
to report that Clinton Lodge is sustaining the high
reputation it holds in the district as one of our
oldest and most proficient lodges.
Blyth Lodge No. 303, Blyth, W. Bro. J. A.
McTaggart, W.M., visited February 22nd. The F.
C. degree was conferred on two well prepared can-
didates. The W. M. conferred both degrees in an
excellent manner, and was ably supported by an
enthusiastic set of young officers. The books of the
lodge showed an attention to penmanship which was
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 1 if)
very pleasing. The brethren of Blyth Lodge proved
themselves past masters in the art of welcoming and
entertaining visitors. The addresses of the evening
were a source of inspiration and instruction to the
brethren, and showed by their depth of thought
that the Past Masters of Blyth Lodge take Masonry
seriously. W. Bro. Dr. Weir saw that the officers
and brethren of Morning vStar Lodge got home
safely, although the meeting broke up long after
the electric lights had been turned off at the power
house. I wish to thank W. Bro. Major G. L.
Money for accompanying me on this occasion. He
added the military touch to the meeting by relating
his experience on the "Arabic," and in this way
rounded out what the brethren of Blyth Lodge
have been pleased to term "The banner night qf
Masonry in Blyth."
Zurich Lodge No. 224, Hensall, W. Bro. Mann,
W. M., visited February 28th. The W. M. opened
and closed the lodge in the three degrees, the work
showing that he has a good set of officers who are
anxious to do their work well. The brethren of the
lodge miss W. Bro. Scrutton, who was one of their
most enthusiastic Past Masters. This staunch pillar
of Masonry has passed to the Grand Lodge above,
but so long as Zurich Lodge has the services of R.
W. Bro. Campbell, W. Bros. Pettie and "The
Doctor," the work of the lodge will be that of its
past history. During the fourth degree, which was
presided over in a very pleasing manner by Bro.
vSutherland, a history of Zurich Lodge was pre-
sented by W. Bro. Pettie. This gave me a pleasing
insight into the traditions of the lodge, and the
pride and interest of the brethren in those early
happenings. W. Bro. McDermid (The Doctor) and
one of the fathers of Masonry, added several
pleasing reminiscences to this history.
Lebanon Forest Lodge No. 133, Exeter, W.
Bro. John E. McGillicuddy, W.M., visited March
13th. The E. A. degree was conferred by the
officers of the lodge in a most capable manner. I
cannot pass over the work of this lodge without
making special mention of the finished work pre-
146 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
sented by every officer who participated. The J.
W. vied with the W. M. in the impressive manner
in which he rendered the duties of his office. This
general proficiency and enthusiasm guarantees con-
tinued good times for Lebanon Forest. The can-
didate, Mr. Beaver, is the son-in-law of V. W. Bro.
M. Eacrett, who is the oldest Mason in the lodge,
and one of the best skilled Masons in the district.
Bro. Eacrett's Masonic history should be recorded
in the books of the lodge as a landmark to be
proud of. The new quarters have an excellent
arrangement and furnishings, and the large anti-
room lends itself admirably to the comfort of the
brethren who make a point of attending all meetings
of the lodge en masse. The Past Masters of the
lodge do not consider their duty completed v/hen
they step from their office. They attend regularly
and take a deep interest in the work. The brethren
of this district will be pleased to note the elevation
of W. Bro. L. H. Dickson to the office of vSupreme
Judge of Huron County. The brethren of LelDanon
Forest will miss the Judge, but with R. W. Bro.
D. A. Collins at the helm, the Past Masters of the
lodge will lose none of their enthusiasm.
Doric Lodge No. 233, Parkhill, W. Bro. Capt.
Geo. M. Racey, W. M., visited March 14th. In
the absence of the W. M., who is serving his countrv
at the front, the L P. M., W. Bro. Jas. F. Gillies
occupied the Master's chair, and sharing the work
with other Past Masters, presented the M. M.
degree. The work was conferred in that efficient
manner for which Doric Lodge is noted. We
sympathize with W. Bro. Capt. Racey in not being
able to complete his term with such a well qualified
staff of officers abour him. W. Bro. Major Carlton
with a number of military brethren were present
and contributed to the success of the evening by
their manly and patriotic remarks. R. W. Bro.
Wm. Dawson and W. Bro. Geo. A. Fraser are two
of the live wires of Doric Lodge who help to sus-
tain the high reputation the brethren have attained
in the district.
Tecumseh Lodge No. 144, Stratford. W. Bro.
Thos. J. Kyle, W. M., visited March 17th. The
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 147
W. M. has been handicapped in his regular work
by the absence of four of his active officers as well
as the I. P. M. Bros. Major J. A. Kennedy, J.
W., Lieut. T. A. Voyce, S.D., Pte C. E. Stabler,
J.D., and Sergt. A. Cameron, S. S., are all at the
front now. W. Bro. Kyle showed his skill in
arranging to have present all his officers who were
within reach, and so assembled the largest atten-
dance he has had since installation. The home-
coming of these good brethren in khaki, coupled
with the excellent work presented on the floor,
made the evening most interesting and instructive
to the large attendance. The Past Masters of the
lodge and the officers of Stratford lodge have
rallied around the W. M. and are assisting him to
such an extent that a casual visitor would not
.guess at the yeomanlike work W. Bro. Kyle is
doing in carrying on the large amount of work
accomplished by this lodge. W. Bro. F. A. Copus
is filling the I. P. M. chair vacated by the removal
of W. Bro. Smith Shaw to Toronto. The books of
Tecumseh Lodge are in excellent condition. The
work of Bro. F. vS. Smith has shown how valuable
a thoroughly capable and well skilled secretary is to
lodge.
Irving Lodge No. 154, Lucan, W. Bro. Walter
L. Gibson, W.M., visited March 23rd. Under in-
structions from the M. W. the Grand Master, I had
the pleasure of dedicating the rooms of Irving
Lodge No. 154, being assisted in the ceremony by
R. W. Bros. C. Hodgins and S. J. Mallion, W.
Bros. R. T. Raycroft, T. Hill, C. J. Murdy, T. D.
Orme, A. J. Clatworthv, C. A. Pattison, F. Manns,
M. H. O'Neill, W. T. 'Banting, Rev. W. Lowe and
W. G. Ferguson. At the close of the dedication
ceremony, I was received most cordially on my
official visitation. The W. M. opened and closed
the lodge in the three degrees, affording me a
chance to give the necessary instruction in these
degrees. W. Bro. Gibson has a very capable staff
of officers who do their work well. In overhauling
the lodge room and having it so beautifully decora-
ted, the W. M. has shown his determination to
keep Irving Lodge on the high pedestal of efficiency
148 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
it has always held in the district. The brethren of
Irving Lodge prepared a fourth degree in keeping
with the occasion.
St. Marys Lodge No. 493, St. Marys, W. Bro.
A. E. Brown, W.M., visited March 27th. The M.
M. degree was conferred by the W. M. and his
staff of officers. The work of the evening showed
that the officers give a good deal of attention to
detail both on the floor and in the interpretation
of the work. In this sublime degree 'the W. M.
showed that he had given the degree a great deal
of thought, with the result that I have never heard
the work given more earnestly, and I am sure the
candidate received impressions which will be among
the brightest of his Masonic jewels. I had the
pleasure of presenting the I. P.M., W. Bro. Thos. E.
Granger, with the jewel of his office, showing the
high esteern in which he is held by the brethren of
the lodge. Although St. Marys Lodge No. 493 is
the baby lodge of the district, the work shows a
high degree of proficiency, and is a distinct com-
pliment to St. James Lodge — the parent from which
it sprang. W. Bro. Brown is preparing an interest-
ing evening for the brethren of St. Marys in the
form of a history of Masonry to be presented by
Bro. Johnson. The writings of our worthy brother
are always of interest and I am looking foreard to a
Masonic treat when this paper is read.
Britannia Lodge No. 170, Seaforth, W. Bro.
H. H. Ross, W.M., visited April 3rd. The W. M.,
assisted by an excellent staff of officers, conferred
two E. A. degrees on candidates of the highest
calibre. The ceremony was performed in a manner
that proved the officers to be well skilled and mas-
ters of the art at their several stations. The lodge
is fortunate in having the services of two P.D.D.G.
Ms., who are most enthusiastic Masons — R. W.
Bros. J. H. Reid and R. E. Cooper are in regular
attendance at the convocations of the lodge. En-
thusiastic Past Masters are a source of great
strength to a lodge, and in the twenty-one Past
Masters in good standing, Britannia Lodge has a
wealth of Masonic knowledge which spells con-
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tinued success. The Secretary's books are kept in
excellent shape by W. Bro. Jackson, who is one of
the live wires of the lodge.
Tudor Lodge No. 141, Mitchell, W. Bro. S. A.
Hewitt, W.M., visited April 18th. In conferring
the E. A. degree the W. M. not only proved himself
to be a most capable and well skilled Master, but
gave his excellent staff of officers an opportunity of
proving themselves worthy the confidence reposed
in them by their brethren. The work of the even-
ing had a finish to it which showed the guiding
hand of such enthusiastic Masons as R. W. Bro.
Wm. Elliott, V. W. Bro. Wm. Schafer and their
tireless worker W. Bro. F. Porterfield. The Sec-
retary's books a;re a model of neatness, and with Bro.
A. J. Blowes at the helm, this great essential in
Masonry is being guided by a masterhand.
Wilmot Lodge No. 318, Baden, W. Bro. Allen
Bechtel, W.M., visited April 27th. The W. M.
conferred the E. A. degree on an excellent candidate
in a most impressive manner. In the absence of
the I. P.M., V. W. Bro. James R. Livingstone,
through sickness, the W. M. gave the charge of the
degree to the candidate, the whole atmosphere of
the meeting being that of a family gathering of
well skilled Masons. While the membership of
Wilmot Lodge is not large, there is an excellent
Masonic spirit between the brethren. The business
of the lodge is in a good healthy condition, and all
is well with the brethren in Baden.
St. James Lodge No. 73, St. Marys, W. Bro.
Richard Goodhand, W.M., visited April 28th. For
my convenience the W. M. very kindly called an
emergent meeting at which he conferred the E. A.
degree in a very creditable manner. The remain-
ing officers are young, enthusiastic Masons who do
their work well and are a credit to the lodge.
The most cordial relations exist between the two
St. Marys lodges, a number of the brethren being
members of both. The ofhce of Secretary in both
lodges is filled by W. Bro. Thos. L. Sinclair, to
whose guiding hand the continued prosperity of the
lodges is largely due. I had the privilege of pre-
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senting W. Bro. Arthur Deviney with the P. M's.
jewel, a token from his brethren of the high esteem
in which he is held, and as a lasting tribute to his
enthusiasm and energy in behalf of the lodge.
New Dominion Lodge No. 205, New Hamburg,
W. Bro. Walter Kerr, W.M., visited May 9th.
There being no candidate for the evening, the W.
M. exemplified the F. C. degree on one of the
brethren. In view of the fact that the lodge has
had no degree work this term, the work of the W.
M. showed that he had devoted a great deal of
time to its preparation, and is deserving of better
support from the brethren of the lodge. This is
one of the cases where the Past Masters of the
lodge might well set a good example by their at-
tendance, but only two were present. Of course
one of these was R. W. Bro. S. G. Holley, the
father of the lodge. The brethren present were
most hearty in their reception of me and on ad-
journment to partake of the pleasures of the 4th
degree, we had a most enjoyable family gathering.
W. Bro. Col. John McCallum entertained us with
a most inspiring military address. I am safe in
saying that if the whole membership of New
Dominion Lodge were as enthusiastic as those
present on this occasion, the lodge would be one of
the most thriving in the district.
Elma Lodge No. 456, Monkton, W. Bro. J. S.
Ellacott, W.M., visited May 12th. The W. M.,
with the support of an excellent staff of officers,
conferred the E. A. degree with an impressiveness
and attention to detail which places him in the first
rank as a master of the art. The register shows
that the Master is supported by a large attendance
at all meetings. On this occasion the brethren
were out in force and were delighted to have a
goodly number of visitors from Tudor Lodge,
Mitchell, with them. Elma Lodge is to be con-
gratulated on having so many energetic and capable
members filling the chairs. The future of the lodge
for many years is assured by the judicious choice
made in this respect. W. Bro. A. Chalmers is a
Secretary second to none in the district, a id, along
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with the other Past Masters, is always on the alert
in the best interests of the lodge.
Milverton Lodge No. 478, Milverton, W. Bro.
George A. Barth, W.M., visited May 15th. The
brethren turned out in force for the meeting, and
we spent a most enjoyable and instructive evening
together. The brethren of Milverton Lodge, like
their neighbors in Monkton, have the happy knack
of doing things well. In conferring the E.^ A. de-
gree, the W. M. and his officers performed their
duties with that easy swing which is most pleasing
to those on the side benches, and instructive to the
candidate. A most cordial Maonsic spirit is ap-
parent among the brethren, creating a pleasant
atmosphere in their gatherings.
Morning Star Lodge No. 309, Carlow, W. Bro.
George F. Youngblut, W.M., visited May 17th. I
was received most cordially by a good representa-
tion of the brethren. From the moment I smelled
that wholesome wood fire in the ante-room until I
again passed out on retiring, I enjoyed every mo-
ment of the meeting. The business of the lodge is
conducted in a first-class manner. The books un-
der the guiding hand of W. Bro. Dr. Bert C. Weir,
are in excellent shape. The register shows that the
brethren make good use of the cosy quarters in
which the lodge is housed. The brethren are on
most happy terms with their parent lodge, Maitland
of Goderich, and, as V. W. Bro. Col. Varcoe says,
"It will be a sad day for Morning Star Lodge if
they are taken out of this district." We hope that
day will never come.
Maitland Lodge No. 33, Goderich, W. Bro. W.
J. Millar, W.M., visited May 18th. The brethren
received me most heartily, turning out in large
numbers, as is their custom at regular meetings.
The W. M., assisted by a most capable staff of
officers, conferred the E. A. degree in a manner in
keeping with the ancient traditions of the oldest
lodge in this district. The Past Masters are regu-
lar in attendance and keep thoroughly posted in the
work of the lodge. The magnificent quarters are a
152 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
source of pride and comfort to the brethren, who use
them as a club room. Recently furnished billiard
parlours have added greatly to the attractions for
the brethren between meetings. A most sociable
Masonic spirit exists, the whole atmosphere of
Maitland Lodge acting as a Masonic tonic on all
who are privileged to attend.
Stratford Lodge No. 332, vStratford, W. Bro.
Capt. J. A. Beattie, W.M., To report on my mother
lodge officially would be like a pupil writing
up his teachers. I can only say that the present
officers are as capable and as thorough in their
work as any who have preceded them. The W. M.
the I. P.M., Capt. O. A. Cannon, and two junior
officers, Capt. F. Bloxam and Lieut. J. Dempsey
are wearing the King's uniform. We wish them
and the other twenty members of the lodge who
are in khaki, God speed and a happy reunion at the
close of this, the greatest calamity in the history
of civilization. W. Bro. H. H. Dempsey, not only
as Secretary but previously as an officer of the
lodge, has a record of attendance which I believe
holds first place as regards regularity. The Past
Masters of Stratford Lodge are conspicuous by their
absence from the regular communications — a glar-
inglexception to the rule in this district.
W. Bro. F. A. Copus kindly consented to act
as District Secretary and I am much indebted to
him for his assistance.
In conclusion I wish to say that my term of
office has been one of great pleasure and profit to
me. In laying down the gavel of authority as the
representative of the Most Worshipful the Grand
Master in this district, I feel that I am officially
severing a much prized connection with a great
many true Masonic friends; but I hope to make
these new friendships permanent by social visita-
tions.
Fraternally submitted,
H. W. BAKER, D.D.G.M.,
South Huron District No. 4.
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154 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
NORTH HURON DISTRICT No. 5.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful vSir and Brethren :
I have the honour to submit my report as D.
D.G.M. of North Huron District No/ 5 for the past
year.
I desire to express my appreciation of the con-
fidence reposed in me by the brethren of the dis-
trict in electing me to this responsible office. I
entered upon my duties with many misgivings, but
thanks to the cordial support everywhere accorded,
and the assistance rendered me by the distinguished
brethren of the district, my term of office has not
been wanting in success. I desire also to thank the
brethren for the cordial fraternal spirit in which I
was always received, and the generous hospitality
everywhere extended me. I visited each of the
nineteen lodges of the district at least once, and in
every instance was received with marked cordiality
and great kindness; not, of course, being particular-
ly due to me personally, but, as bespeaking the
loyalty of the brethren to Grand Lodge and their
devotion to the craft. The condition of Masonry
throughout the district, as a whole, is healthy and
prosperous. Most of the lodges report substantial
gain in membership. Their financial afi"airs are
generally satisfactory, and their books and records
are well kept. Harmony prevails generally and the
brethren evince an ever increasing knowledge and
appreciation of the true spirit of Masonry as well
as greater readiness to apply its principles practi-
cally in everyday life. While some lodges are natur-
ally stronger and more prosperous than others,
there are none in the district which have not bright
and encouraging prospects, if the brethren remain
true to themselves and the craft. The officers of
the lodges, as a rule, are well posted in their duties,
and well fitted to be rulers of the craft. I have
drawn the attention of the Masters of the different
lodges throughout the district in regard to their
ANXIAL COMMIXICATION, LONDON, 1916 155
junior officers getting up their work, and to the
candidates in getting up their floor work, which
are most essential. We have been very slack in
some cases in not having candidates well posted.
No brother should be promoted as a matter of
course, nor should any brother be elected to the
chair of the lodge, who has been either a failure
or a partial success as Warden.
I have not selected any Secretaries for special
mention, the only reason being that the general
standard of work done by these officers is excep-
tionally high, and where all are so efficient it would
be unfair to discriminate.
By direction of the M. W. the Grand Master I
had the pleasure of dedicating Port Elgin Lodge
No. 429, Port Elgin, on June 16th, assisted by R.
W. Bro. Ryan as D.G.M.; R. W. Bro. McPherson
as G.S.W.; V. W. Bro. Miller as G.J.W.; W. Bro.
Langford as G.D. of C; W. Bro. Miller as G.
Architect; W. Bro. Bowce as G. Secy.; W. Bro.
Douglass as G. Treas. ; W. Bro. Rev. Walker as
G. Chap.; W. Bro. Shannon, G. Pursot; and a large
number of P. Masters from a number of lodges in
the district. After the ceremony was over all
adjourned to the Arlington Hotel, where a magni-
ficent banquet was prepared.
Many of the distinguished brethren of the
district were present, and the addresses were of a
very high order.
Visits.
Forest Lodge No. 162, Wroxeter. Visited
September 20th, 1915. There was a fair attend-
ance. The W. M. conferred the third degree in a
very able manner. The candidates were not very
well prepared. I drew the W. M's. attention to
the fact, and asked him to have them fully pre-
pared before advancing to a higher degree. I had
the pleasure of meeting R. W. Brown, P.D.D.G.M.,
on this occasion. Secretary's books are well kept,
prospects fair.
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Hanover Lodge No. 432, Hanover. Visited
22nd October, 1915. There was a good attendance.
I was accompanied by W. Bro. vSirrs and Bro.
Saunders, of Cargill. The W. M. exemplified the
first degree in a very able and efiicient manner.
The deacons were exceptionally good. Prospects
are good. Secretary's books are well kept.
Wingham Lodge No. 286, Wingham. Visited
November 2nd, 1915. There was a large attendance
the W. M. and his officers conferred the F. C.
degree on a well prepared candidate. The work
was done in a fairly good manner. A little practice
bv the junior officers would add more interest to
the meetings. R. W. Bro. Morton, P.D.D.G.M.,
has the books in first-class order. I had the pleas-
ure of meeting R. W. Bro. Spotton, P.D.D.G.M.,
on this occasion.
Fordw^ich Lodge No. 331, Fordwich. Visited
November 18th, 1915. There was a good attend-
ance. The W. M. conferred the F. C. degree on
two well prepared candidates. The work w^as well
rendered. The officers take a great interest in
their work. R. W. Bro. Hutchison, P.D.D.G.M.,
has his books in good condition. Prospects fair.
St. John's Lodge No. 284, Brussels. Visited
November 16th, 1915. There was a good attend-
ance, many visitors being present. The W. M.
conferred the F. C. degree on a well prepared can-
didate. The officers take a great interest in their
work. Secretary's books are well kept.
Forest Lodge No. 393, Che^ley. Visited Dec-
ember 21st, 1915. I was accompanied by Bro. A.
McDonald, of Cargill. There was a fair attend-
ance. The W. M. exemplified the first degree in a
fair manner; was a little nervous. The Wardens
are proficient in their work. Opened and closed in
the three degrees. The P. Ms. take an active part
in this lodge. vSecretary's books are well kept.
Maple Leaf No. 362, Tara. Visited February
14th, 1916. There was a good attendance. The
W. M. conferred the F. C. degree on a well pre-
,\NNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 191G 157
pared candidate. The lecture was clearly and im-
pressively rendered by the S. Warden. The Dea-
cons were well up in their work. The Secretary,
Bro. Monkman, keeps his books in a faultless
manner. Perfect harmony prevails. Look out for
Maple Leaf.
Cedar Lodge No. 396, Wiarton. Visited Feb-
ruary loth, 1916. I was accompanied by W. Bro.
G. Lament, of Cheslev. There was a large attend-
ance. The W. M., R' W. Bro. J. Cameron, P.D.D.
G.M., conferred the first degree in a manner almost
above criticism. The J. Warden gave his lecture
in a faultless manner. Cedar Lodge is one of the
banner lodges in this district. Secretary's books
are well kept and the finances of the lodge are
good. The P. Masters take an active part in the
work.
Burns Lodge No. 436, Hepworth. Visited
February 16th, 1916. There was a small attend-
ance. W. Bro. G. Lamont accompanied me on this
visit. The W. M. called a special meeting for my
benefit. The W. M. exemplified the first degree in
a fairly good manner. The officers seemed to be
very nervous. More practice is necessary. The
W. M. assured me that they would do better in
future.
Old Light Lodge No. 184, Lucknow. Visited
February 17th, 1916. There was a good attend-
ance. It was the installation of officers. The
ceremony was performed by R. W. Bro. Patterson,
P.D.D.G.M. It was a pleasure for me to hear the
way the work was put on. The W. M. conferred
the first degree fairly well. Opened and closed in
the three degrees. The officers require more prac-
tice.
Bernard Lodge No. 225, Listowel. Visited
February 18th, 1916. There was a large attendance
I had the pleasure of meeting R. W. Bro. Foster,
P.D.D.G.M. There was no work for the evening.
The W. M. opened and closed in the three degrees
in a fair manner. He was very nervous, but no
doubt he will overcome this in time. The officers
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had their work well and are very enthusiastic. V.
W. Bro. Blackmore keeps his books in fine order
and is very proficient in his work. Addresses were
given by a number of the distinguished brethren
present.
Teeswater Lodge No. 276, Teeswater. Vi ited
February 24th, 1916. There was a fair attendance.
The first degree was worked by the W. M. most
efficiently. The Wardens and Deacons had their
work well. The J. W. gave the lecture in a very
able manner.
vSaugeen Lodge No. 197, Walkerton. Visited
March 14th, 1916. There was a large attendance.
The first degree was worked by the W. M. and his
officers in a very able and efficient manner. It was
a pleasure to me to see the way the work was put
on, no fault could be found. The Wardens are
exceptionally good, especially the J. W. in giving
the lecture. It was almost perfect. This lodge is
in a sound financial condition. The Secretary, Bro.
McKay, is a live wire. This is one of the best
lodges in the district, having made rapid strides
the last two years. Many visitors were present at
this meeting.
Port Elgin Lodge No. 429, Port Elgin. Visited
March 16th, 1916. The W. M. conferred the first
degree on a candidate. The W. M. requires a little
more practice. The Wardens had their work well in
hand, also the Deacons. On the whole, the work of
the evening was fair. J. Warden gave his lecture
in a faultless manner. Attendance was not very
large. vSecretary's books are well kept.
St. Lawrence Lodge No. 131, Southampton.
Visited March 21st, 1916. There was a good attend-
ance. The W. M. conferred the second degree on a
well prepared candidate. The work of the evening w^as
fairly well done. The Secretary keeps his books in
a faultless manner, and the finances are in good
shape; I think the best in the district.
Aldworth Lodge No. 235, Paisley. Visited
April 3rd, 1916. There was a large attendance.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 159
The W. M. conferred the first degree in a faultless
manner and was ably assisted by his officers. This
is one of the best lodges in the district, coming
along very rapidly. I had the pleasure of meeting
R. W. Bro. F. Ryan, P.D.D.G.M. He takes an
actiye interest in the work of the lodge. Secre-
tary's books are well kept.
Bruce Lodge No. 341, Tiyerton. Visited May
16th, 1916. There was a yery large attendance.
A number of yisitors were present. The third
degree was worked in a yery able manner. The P.
Masters take an actiye part in this lodge. Secre-
tary's books are well kept. I had the pleasure of
meeting R. W. Bro. MacPherson, P.D.D.G.M., on
this occasion. W. Bro. A. Bell was presented with
a P. Master's jewel and it was a pleasure for me to
inyest him.
Morayian Lodge No. 431, Cargill. Visited
May 19th, 1916. There was a yery large attend-
ance. Naturally a yisit to one's mother lodge is a high
scTurce of pleasure, and I will be pardoned when I
say that my yisit there as D.D.G.M. afforded me
the highest pleasure of my life. The W. M. exem-
plified the second degree in a fairly good manner;
the large attendance seemed to bother him. Some
of the most distinguished brethren of the district
were present and their addresses were of a high
order. This closed one of the most successful meet- -
ings eyer held by Morayian Lodge.
Northern Light Lodge No. 93, Kincardine.
Visited May 19th, 1916. There was a yery large
attendance. The W. M. conferred the second de-
gree on a well prepared candidate. It was done in
a faultless manner. I do not think it is necessary
for a D.D.G.M. to yisit Northern Light. The P.
Masters all take an actiye part. I had the pleasure
of meeting M. W. Bro. S. A. Luke, Grand Master,
at this meeting. The lodge room was crowded to
its utmost capacity. It was an extreme pleasure
to listen to the address giyen by the M. W. G.
Master. After work we adjourned to the banquet-
ting hall where the tables were filled to oyerflowing
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with good things. The decorations were the best
I had ever seen and some of the most distinguished
brethren of the district were present. Visitors from
Wingham, Cargill, Lucknow, Tiverton and Strat-
ford were present. The addresses were of a very
high order and the songs well rendered. This
closed one of the most successful nights I have had
in the district.
Throughout the district each lodge recognized
the importance of an official visit from the D.D.G.
M., and the members w^ere present in goodly num-
bers.
The fourth degree in every instance was well
conducted and reflected credit on the lodges. I
wish to express my gratitude for the hospitality
extended, the good things, both mental and mater-
ial, which were provided and for the cordiality and
fraternal spirit which everywhere prevailed.
In conclusion I wish to say that my term of
office has been one of great pleasure and profit to
me and I trust that the benefits derived will be
mutual. Again I wish to express my sincere thanks
to the brethren of the district fc^r the honour con-
ferred.
Fraternally submitted,
W. J. LOUGHLEEN, D.D.G.M.,
North Huron District No. 5.
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1()2 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
WILSON DISTRICT No. 6.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
I have much pleasure in submitting for your
consideration my report on the conditions of Ma-
sonry in Wilson District during the year just closed.
I desire to express my sincere thanks and apprecia-
tion to the brethren for the honour they bestowed
upon me in electing me to this honoured office and
also for the many courtesies received at their
hands; especially am I grateful to those who so
kindlv assisted me in my work and accompanied
me on my visits. It would only be fair for me to
especially mention R. W. Bro. Col. Sutherland and
R. W. Bro. J. W. Dutton for their ever ready and
able assistance.
My first official duty was to appoint W. Bro.
R. D. Montgomery as District Secretary and W.
Bro. Leroy Heath as District Chaplain, both of
whom rendered valuable services, while W. Bro.
Montgomery shortly after his appointment felt it
his duty to answer the call of our King and coun-
try and identified himself with the 168th Battalion
of which he is the Major.
I am pleased to report that perfect harmony
and progress throughout the whole 'district prevails
I have failed to detect the faintest discord in any
lodge in the district and the work of each has been
exemplified in a very high order. The Past Mas-
ters and officers generally are enthusiastic and
anxious to get their work as near perfect as possible
and the Past Masters are generally quite eager to
join in the work. It has also been most gratifying
to note the large number of the brethren who have
joined the colors in defence of our King and coun-
try and while this has been a heavy drain on our
lodges, strange to say, the increase in membership
has greatly exceeded that of any preceeding year.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 163
I have endeavoured to the best of my ability
to stimulate the desire to render the work in as
impressive a manner as possible so as to bring out
the beauties and solemnities of the ceremony; to
keep the work as nearly uniform as possible through
out the district; to encourage fraternal visiting and
that the brethren give more attention to visiting
the sick and caring for the bereaved, as there never
was a time in the history of Masonry that there
was greater call and use and need for the high
ideals of Masonry than the present. I wish also
to mention the work of the various secretaries
throughout the district. In all cases I found the
books and affairs of the lodges in good, competent
hands. I made all my official visits on the regular
meetings of the lodge and it was very gratifying to
see even the smaller lodges discharge their business
and affairs of the lodge in so good an order.
It is with deep regret that I report the passing
away of the following brethren: — V. W. Bro. A.
McGachie, who was secretary of my mother lodge,
King Solomon's No. 43, which was a great blow to
the lodge, as there was never a human heart beat
in a truer Masonic bosom than that of our late
brother, who was buried with full craft honours;
the same can be said of W. Bro. Irwin, of vSt.
John's Lodge, Norwich, who was an enthusiastic
and exemplary Mason and a valued and esteemed
brother of the community; also Bro. A. West, of
Oak Branch Lodge, Innerkip, whose greatest am-
bition in this life was to follow the ideals and teach-
ings of Masonry.
They're passing away, these dear old friends,
Like leaves on the current cast;
With never a break in the rapid flow.
We watch them as one by one thev go,
Into the solemn past.
In accordance with the usual custom a lodge of
instruction was held at Woodstock on May the
twenty-sixth, at which there was a very large at-
tendance, about four hundred of the brethren from
all parts of the district being present. One of the
164 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
most pleasant features of the session was the pre-
sence of the M. W. the Grand Master, S. A. Luke,
also the R. W. the Grand Chaplain, W. Snelgrove,
who both delivered most instructive and fluent
speeches, which were received with much pleasure
by every one present and we extend to these es-
teemed brethren a hearty welcome at any time in
Wilson District. The lodge convened at two p.m.
with R. W. Bro. S. S. Glutton and his able set of
officers of Vienna Lodge in the chairs, and exempli-
fied the work in the first degree, when the lodge
was turned over to St. John's No. 68, Ingersoll, who
exemplified the second degree. In the evening the
officers of Oxford Lodge No. 76 took the chairs and
exemplified the third degree, all of which was
rendered in a very pleasing manner. A very plea-
sant feature of this meeting was the presentation
to R. W. Bro. Glutton and brethren of Vienna
Lodge, on the occasion of his fiftieth anniversary
as Past Master^ of a set of Master and Warden's
chairs by the officers and brethren of King Solo-
mon's No. 43, Woodstock.
In submitting my report of the individual
lodges I will be as brief as possible. I was every-
where received wnth the unbounded hospitality
for which the brethren of Wilson District are re-
nowned, and on nearly every occasion entertaining
programmes were presented.
Norfolk Lodge No. 10, Simcoe, was visited on
March 14th, and a very pleasant evening was spent.
The officers showed up in good form and did their
work in a very satisfactory manner. The Secretary
R. E- Gunton, fills his position with credit to him-
self and honour to the craft and while there are a
great number of the brethren of this lodge who
answered the call of our King and country, yet
Masonry is not suffering in attention and good work.
King Hiram Lodge No. 37 and St. John's
Lodge No. 68, Ingersoll, on March 3rd. I visited
the above lodges at a joint meeting at which each
lodge worked a degree, the officers doing their
work in a satisfactory manner, notwithstanding that
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 165
I had the pleasure of installiug them in January.
After the exemplification of degrees a very nice
luncheon was provided by the brethren. The
finances of both lodges are in a healthy condition
and harmony and good fellowship prevail.
King Solomon's Lodge No. 43 and Oxford
Lodge No. 76, February the tenth. I paid my
official visit to my mother lodge and the sister
lodge at a joint meeting on the above date. The
lodges also entertained R. W. Bro. Col. Sutherland
and brethren of 71st Battalion and Bro. Col. Mc
Mullen and brethren of the 168th Battalion. We
also had with us R. W. Bro. Naylor, of Ingersoll,
R. W. Bro. Hulett, W. Bro. McWhirter and W.
Bro. Moles of Norwich; R. W. Bro. Waddell, of
Port Dover; R. W. Bro. Col. Cohoe, of vSt. Cathar-
ines and a number of. brethren from Innerkip and
Embro lodges. The regular officers of King Solo-
mon's Lodge opened and conferred the first part
of the degree when the officers of Oxford Lodge
assumed the chairs and completed the degree.
When opened in the second degree the chairs were
turned over to R. W. Bro. Col. Sutherland and his
officers who raised a member of their Battalion to
the sublime degree of M. M. The Col. was most
ably assisted in the work by Major Thompson, of
Tillsonburg; R. W. Bro. Dunlop, of Goderich and
R. W. Bro. Major Massie. All the work was of an
exceptionally high order, as it is always a great
pleasure to witness the work exemplified by R. W.
Bro. Sutherland and his able set of officers. After
the lodges were closed in harmony about 225 sat
down to a banquet which was tastefully served by
the ladies of the Children's Aid Society, which was
followed by an excellent toast list, music and song.
The quartette of King Solomon's Lodge, with Prof.
Pascoe at the Piano, supplied the music for the
degree work and contributed largely towards the
pleasant hour which followed the banquet.
On January the nineteenth f visited King
Hiram Lodge No. 78, Tillsonburg, and witnessed
degree work exemplified by the regular officers of
the lodge, which was of a very high order. R. W.
1G6 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Bro. Col. Sutherland was also present and with a
number of his officers, assisted by some of the officers
of the 168th Battalion, exemplified the third degree
in a most able manner. The lodge is in a very
flourishing condition as was shown by the very large
attendance present and the very satisfactory finan-
cial condition of the books. King Hiram 78 has the
finest equipped quarters of any lodge in Wilson
District. We congratulate King Hiram Lodge also on
the number of officers and brethren who have of-
fered their services to our King and country,
among whom are the W. Master, Bro. Mclntyre,
who is Captain of the 71st, and Bro. vSenior Warden
Brookfield, who is Paymaster of the 71st. While
during their absence the duties of the lodge will be
ably taken care of by the Past Masters, who wish
the brethren God-speed.
vSt. John's Lodge No. 82, Paris, Ont. I visited
this lodge on February eighth, when the first degree
was exemplified in a most able and proficient man-
ner bv the regular officers of the lodge. The night
was very cold and rough, which retarded the at-
tendance to some extent, though there was a good
number of P. Ms. present, who ably assisted the
Master in the different parts of the degree work.
The lodge was opened to the third degree and
closed, with all the work being of a very satisfac-
tory order. The books of the lodge, which are in a
healthy condition, are also nicely kept.
vSt. John's Lodge No. 104, Norwich. I visited
on January 26th, when two firsts and a second de-
gree were exemplified by the officers of St. John's
Lodge, th& W. Master being ill his duties were very
ably discharged by W. Bro. Moles and L. P. ^I
Macwhirter. One of the distinguishing features of
the evening was the initiation of Capt. Barnett,
Chaplain of the 71st Battalion, and the Passing of
Lieut. Beattie, also of the 71st Battalion, who
expects to be drafted in the near future for over-
seas service. The degrees as exemplified were of a
verv satisfactory order. This lodge is in a very
healthy condition and ably supported by a good
numl :er of P. Ms. who take an interest in Masonrv
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 167
in general and their lodge in particular. I was
accompanied on this visit by R. W. Bro. Button
and the District Secretary Montgomery.
Burford Lodge No. 106, Burford. I paid my
official visit to this lodge on December the twenty-
seventh and installed the officers for the ensuing
year. The Master, who was re-elected, showed
considerable ability and efficiency in the work.
Some of the junior officers should manifest a little
more attention and dignity in the discharge of their
responsible office.
Blenheim Lodge No. 108, Princeton on Nov-
ember the 26th. I was given a very cordial recep-
tion on the occasion of my visit to this lodge.
The regular officers of the lodge initiated a very
promising candidate in a very impressive manner,
after which the lodge was raised and closed in the
three degrees. I was accompanied on this visit by
R. W. Bro. Lieut. -Col. Sutherland and a number of
officers of the 71st Battalion; also a large number
of P.Ms, of King Solomon's Lodge. There were
also present R. W. Bro. Smiley and a number of
brethren from Paris, Plattsville, Ayr and Burford.
Wilson Lodge No. 113, Waterford. I visited
on March 15th. A goodly number of brethren
visited from Scotland, Hagersville, Simcoe and other
places, and a splendid turnout of the brethren from
Wilson Lodge. The degree work was done in a
very satisfactory manner, after which luncheon was
served and a number of speeches delivered, all of a
patriotic nature. The affairs of the lodge are well
looked after by vSecretary D. A. Hill, and finances
are in a very healthy condition.
Erie Lodge No. 149, Port Dover. I paid my
official visit to this lodge on January 17th when the
third degree was exemplified by the regular officers
of the lodge in a very able and satisfactory manner
to a bright and well posted candidate. This lodge
is in a very healthy condition as was shown by the
books of the lodge and attendance and interest
manifested by the P. Ms. They also have an ex-
cellent system to provide for emergent charity calls
168 GRAND LODGR OF CANADA
as they keep a fund of about S500.00 set apart
from the regular lodge funds for charity and bene-
volent purposes.
On Thursday, November the eighteenth I paid
an official visit to Walsingham Lodge No. 174, Port
Rowan, Ont. The third degree was exemplified
satisfactorily bv P. M., W. Bro. Foster and officers
of the lodge. The Master, being lighthouse keeper,
was unable to be present. While this is an old
lodge vet there seemed to be a lack of interest on
the part of the Past Masters in keeping up the
enthusiasm. The Secretary, W. Bro. Biddle, is a
.very efficient officer and keeps his books with great
care and pride. The finances of the lodge are very
satisfactory. I was accompanied by W. Bro. Moore
of Oxford Lodge 76.
Plattsville Lodge Xo. 178, Plattsville. I paid
my official visit to this lodge on the evening of Dec-
ember 17th and installed their officers for the en-
suing twelve months. I was ably assisted by my
predecessor, Lieut. -Col. Sutherland and R. W. Bro.'
J. W. Button; also a number of P. Ms. from King
Solomon's Lodge. After installation the lodge was
opened and closed in the three degrees in a very
able manner. The special feature of the evening
was the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of
this lodge. Three applications for initiation were
read and they also have a number of candidates
under way, and with the bright young set of officers
which were installed, prosperity for Plattsville Lodge
Xo. 178 is assured.
Oriental Lodge Xo. 181, Port Burwell. I paid
my official visit to this lodge on December the
twenty-first. The regular officers exemplified the
first and second degrees on excellent candidates,
after which the election of officers took place The
S. W., Bro. Samson being elected blaster of the
lodge, and from appearance will fill the chair very
ably Three applications for initiation were read
in open lodge and by a little improvement on the
part of the junior officers this lodge will be pro-
gressive, though very limited in territory. A great
number of the Vienna brethren were present.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 169
November the fifteenth, Scotland Lodge No.
193, Scotland. I paid my official visit when I con-
ducted the election of oflficers. There being no de-
gree work the lodge was opened and closed in the
three degrees very satisfactorily. The finances of
the lodge are in a very healthy condition and the
books are well looked after by the Secretary, R. W.
Bro. Messecar. There was a good attendance of
members and a number of P. Ms. and Masters
from sister lodges. I was accompanied on this
occasion by R. W. Bro. Dutton and District Sec-
retary and W. Bro. Revell.
Frederick Lodge No. 217, Delhi, Ont. I paid
my official visit to this lodge on February the
seventh. As there was no degree work the lodge
was opened and closed in the three degrees by the
regular officers, who performed their duties with a
great deal of pride and care. The books of the
lodge were found to be in good condition and nicely
kept. There was a good attendance of P. Ms. and
brethren, also a number of visiting brethren from
vSimcoe and other places. The brethren of Fred-
erick Lodge are to be congratulated on the excellent
and well equipped quarters which they have.
Vienna Lodge No. 237, Vienna I visited on
March 17th. I was also accompanied by a number
of the brethren of King Solomon's Lodge and though
the weather was severe without, the brethren were
very warm within and a large number were pre-
sent, also a number of visiting brethren from near-
by lodges. The third degree was exemplified by
R'. W. Bro. Glutton, Master of the Lodge, together
with his- able set of officers. This being Bro.
Glutton's fiftieth anniversary as Past Master, he
celebrated the occurrence by filling the chair as
Master for this year which was a pleasure and in-
spiration to every brother present to see the work
delivered in such an able manner. After the work
was finished a very nice banquet was provided and
all departed agreeing that they had spent a red
letter night in Masonry in Vienna Lodge.
Thistle Lodge No. 250, Embro, January the
20th, when a first and two second degrees were
170 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
exemplified. This lodge has excellent quarters for
a lodge of its size, they have a great deal of work
on hand as they are taking in a lot of very fine
material, though the work as exemplified was not of
the highest order. I strongly recommend that more
attention and study be given to the work and also
that they do more fraternity visiting. I was ac-
companied on my visit by District Secretary W.
Bro. Montgomery and W. Bro. Heath, who assisted
in the wOrk.
On October the eighteenth vSpringfield Lodge
No. 259, Springfield. I was very pleased on the occa-
sion of mv visit to see such a large attendance of
membersand a number of visitors from adjoining
lodges. The rooms had recently been improved and are
very cheerful and convenient and comfortable. The
officers are well up in the work and exemplified the
third degree on a very bright and well posted can-
didate in a most efficient manner. This lodge has
a splendid set of ofhcers and a number of the P.
Ms take an active part in the work. The books
of the lodge I found in good condition and being^
well looked after by the Secretary, W. Bro. Black.
Good fellowship is an outstanding feature in
Springfield Lodge. At this meeting it was my plea-
sure to present the W. M., Bro. Dr. Stewart, with
a wrist watch donated by a few of the P. Ms. and
officers of the lodge prior to his leaving to join the
British Army Medical Corps; this lodge has a bright
future.
On October the twenty-first. Oak Branch Lodge
No. 261, Innerkip. I paid my official visit and in-
stalled the officers for the ensuing twelve months,
assisted in the work by R. W. Bro. J. W. Dutton
and W. Bro. Montgomery and Heath. While this
is one of the smaller lodges of the district, a bright
set of officers were installed and three applications
were read. The newly elected Master is a very
bright young man and is taking great pride in
getting his work perfect. The attendance was good
the finances in a healthy condition. I was also
accompanied by a number of P. Ms. of the Wood-
stock lodges.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, lOKi 171
Mttoria Lodge No. 859, Vittoria, Ont. Nov-
ember the nineteenth I paid my official visit.
There being no degree work on the officers opened
the lodge in the three degrees and closed in a very
able manner. The roads were almost impassable
and the night most disagreeable. Notwithstanding
thi"s there were about one-third of the total mem-
bership in attendance, eight of them being P. Ms.
The books of the lodge were well taken care of by
W. Bro. Pow and finances very satisfactory.
Fraternally submitted,
BERTRAND BLAIR, D.D.G.M.,
Wilson District No. 6.
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WELLINGTON DISTRICT No. 7.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful vSir and Brethren:
I have the honour of presenting to you my
report on the condition of Masonry in Wellington
District No. 7 for the past Masonic year. I wish
also to take this opportunity of expressing my most
sincere thanks to the brethren of the district for
electing me to the high and honourable position of
District Deputy Grand Master, and for the un-
varying kindness and courtesy extended to me
when visiting the different lodges. On assuming
office I appointed W. Bro. W. A. Ross, of Fergus,
as District Secretary, and to him I am indebted for
the faithful performance of his many duties in that
capacity, and for his assistance in helping me to
untangle several knotty questions that arose. The
Rev. L. J. R. Naftel, of Irvine Lodge, Elora, con-
sented to act as District Chaplain and, though his
duties have not been burdensome, I have to thank
him for the interest he has taken in his part of the
work. My acknowledgments are also due to the
P. D. D.G.Ms, whom I consulted frequently, and to
many P. Ms. who were always ready to discuss
with me matters in connection with the welfare of
the lodges.
It is a pleasure to be able to report that Wel-
lington District is progressing and that the spirit
of harmony is very evident.
Two cases of the improper use of the ballot
caused me a great deal of anxiety and worry, but
I am happy to say that, owing to the prudent skill
of the W. Masters of the lodges in question, mat-
ters are now running smoothly, and there seems to
be little chance of a recurrence of the unfortunate
conditions.
I have visited each of the lodges officially, and
altogether during the year have attended fifty-
eight meetings. ' '
174 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Most of the lodges are in a prosperous condi-
tion, the membership is increasing — the new men
being of fine quality — the books of the Secretaries
are well kept and up-to-date, and, generally speak-
ing, the work of the officers is of a high standard of
excellence. On my visits I have tried to carry out
the directions given me, and have endeavoured to
instruct the brethren and not criticize the work in
a carping way. On the floor of . the lodge I have
made it a practice to exemplify the points I wished
emphasized, and have been particularly careful as
to the proper wording of the penalties. I have
paid special attention to the work of the so-called
junior officers, and am glad to state that, whenever
I had to make suggestions, the brethren seemed
quite ready and anxious to carry out my intima-
tions.
On November 5th letters were sent to the
Secretaries of the lodges, drawing attention to a
communication received from M. W. Bro. E. T.
Malone, in reference to re-constituting the different
districts under the jurisdiction of Grand Lodge.
Following this, a meeting was called for November
27th, at Fergus, and delegates from twenty of the
lodges were present. After discussing the proposed
changes, a very strong protest, so far as the changes
were going to affect Wellington District, was sent
to M. W. Bro. Malone. Nothing further was
heard on the matter until about March 28th a
circular letter from the Grand Secretary was re-
ceived containing, among other notices of motion,
one dealing with the revised scheme of re-distribu-
tion.
Lodge of Instruction.
On May 12th a Lodge of Instruction was held
at Berlin under the auspices of Twin City Ivodge,
Berlin. Twenty lodges out of the twenty-two in
the district were represented, and about two hun-
dred and fifty brethren attended the meeting. R.
W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope, Deputy Grand Master,
was present at both the afternoon and evening
sessions, and that fact added interest and dignity
to the occasion. It was good to see so many P.D.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 175
D.G.Ms, attending, R. W. Bros. Day, W. Cowan,
J. H. Cowan, Jardine, Forsyth, Sheldon and Zie-
man all turning up. Twin City 509 exemplified
the first degree; Durham 306, the second; Guelph
258, the third; the work was splendidly done, and
many words of well deserved praise were given by
those present to the officers of the lodges. The
ever present question of re-distribution was brought
up and it was decided that any further action be
left in the hands of the committee appointed at the
Fergus meeting in November, 1915. The banquet
which closed this enjoyable day, and at which the
Deputy Grand Master gave a masterly address,
was arranged and carried out in the most hospit-
able manner, and fully deserved the thanks of the
district, which were enthusiastically given to the
brethren of Twin City Lodge.
Official Visits.
vSt. Alban's Lodge No. 200, Mount Forest,
September 17th, 1915. I began my visiting on the
above date, choosing St. Alban's -first because the
W. M. had been, years ago, one of my assistants
in the Fergus High School. The Mount Forest
brethren have a fine lodge room; the attendance
was good and the third degree was put on in a very
satisfactory manner by W. Bro. Galbraith and his
officers. In this lodge, after a degree has been con-
ferred, it is the custom of the W. M. to put, in
open lodge, the examination questions of the next
degree to the Wardens, w^ho answer in turn. This
is done, I am told, to show the candidate what is
expected from him before being admitted to a high-
er degree.
Clifford Lodge No. 315, CHfford, September
20th, 1915. Motored from Fergus with W. Bro.
R. F. Aitcheson, of Conestogo Lodge, Drayton, to
whom I am indebted for much kindness in driving
me to several meetings. Twenty members were
present, and the second degree was conferred in a
pleasing manner. The P. Ms. of this lodge are
regular attendants and take a great interest in the
176 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
welfare of the brethren and of Freemasonry in
general.
Gait Lodge No. 257, Gait, October 5th, 1915.
By special invitation I was asked to visit Gait
Lodge on October 5th, the regular P. Ms', night of
the lodge. There was a large attendance and the
beautiful rooms were almost crowded. Several
P. D. D.G.Ms, were present and the initiatory de-
gree was conferred in splendid form on a candidate
by the P. Ms. I was very glad to see the patriotic
spirit shown by the members; two large flags stand
in the East and at the closing of the lodge were
carried to the altar by two P. Ms., the brethren
gathered round, and "God vSave the King" was
sung. To me this seemed a very fitting ceremony,
when we consider the large number of our brethren
who have answered the call for active service and
who have gone across the seas to fight for King
and country.
Ayr Lodge No. 172, Ayr, October 11th, 1915.
With several brethren from Mercer Lodge, Fergus,
Ayr was visited on October 11th, and all agreed
that the meeting was a delightful one. No regular
candidate being on hand, the W. M. had one of
the members act as candidate and the work of the
first degree was exemplified. Ayr Lodge is to be
congratulated on their cosy quarters and on the
fine spirit of fraternity that is shown. A large
number of brethren from Gait, Preston, Baden and
Berlin were present and the after session was a
very pleasant and lively one.
Durham Lodge No. 306, Durham, November
9th, 1915. Durham Lodge is the far north one in
this district, and the train did not arrive until nine
o'clock, but I found an auto waiting for me at the
station and was in the rooms in a few minutes.
The third degree was done by W. Bro. Hay and
his officers in a very satisfactory manner; he took
the whole work, including the invocations and the
charge. In my opinion this is too great a strain
on any one man, and I suggested that in future
it would be advisable to split up the work.
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Conestogo Lodge No. 295, Drayton, Xovember
23rd, 1915. One of the best meetings I attended
was at the above lodge, and, although no degree
work was done, yet a profitable evening was spent.
Forty members were present, among them being
Bro. Burroughs, 83 years old, who walked three
miles to take part in the proceedings. This year,
following my request that expenses for entertain-
ments should be limited, on account of the war, the
ladies were not invited to the banquet. From an
experience of several of these functions I know how
pleasant they are, and I sympathize with the wives,
sisters and sweethearts w^ho did not have a share
in the festivities this 3^ear.
Guelph Lodge No. 258, Guelph, December 14th,
1915. This lodge is very ably presided over by W.
Bro. Wm. Lodge, and his officers assist him very
materially in the work. On my official visit there
w^as an attendance of about sixty. I was much
impressed by the way the ballot was taken; there
was a precision and dignity about the Deacons'
work which spoke well for their careful training.
It was a pleasure to notice that the candidate for
initiation answered the questions put to him on
entering the lodge of his own accord and did not
need prompting. This is as it should be and shows
well the type of candidate. The musical part of
the ceremony was very fine, and it was inspiring
to witness the way in which the ritualistic work
was carried out.
Alma Lodge No. 172, Gait, December 28th,
1915. This being the regular P. Ms', night the
chairs were filled by Past Masters, who conferred
the entered apprentice degree very acceptably, each
officer doing his part impressively and with dignity.
Alma is the oldest lodge in the district and has a
large number of P. Ms. who take a very keen in-
terest in the welfare of the lodge. By special re-
quest I paid a semi-official visit to this lodge on
March 28th, 1916, and heard the regular officers
Bro. J. P. Stewart being W. M., give the work of
the third degree in a faultless manner. The Grand
178 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Chaplain, R. W. Bro. Rev. Mr. Snelgrove, was
present and gave a very fine address.
Irvine Lodge No. 203, Elora, January 21st,
1916. It has always been a pleasure to me to visit
Irvine Lodge, for we Fergus people look on Elora
as a sister town, and there exists the strongest
feeling of friendship between the members of the
two lodges. R. W. Bro. D. B. Millar is still the
pillar of Irvine, and I think I am right in saying
that his love for Masonry in general is shown by
the fact that he probably visits more lodges in a
year than any other Ontario Mason. W. Bro.
Mighton with W. Bros. Mills and Robertson gave
the work of the third degree in an efficient manner,
being ably assisted by the Wardens and Deacons.
Speed Lodge No. 180, Guelph, February 1st,
1916. Fifty members and brethren registered for
this meeting and the second degree w^as conferred
by W. Bro. Cotton in a way that left no loop hole
for criticism. I wish to congratulate the officers
of this lodge for the prompt and accurate wav in
which the opening and closing of the degrees is
carried out. R. W. Bro. W. G. Stephenson is
Secretary, and that is one of the secrets of Speed's
prosperity.
Blair Lodge No. 314, Palmerston, February
11th, 1916. The proceedings in connection with
my official visit began by a Past Masters' meeting
at 3 p.m., when I met all the Blair P. Ms. and
discussed with them for an hour matters pertaining
to the general welfare of the Palmerston brethren.
At the regular session two candidates were examined
and passed to the second degree. W. Bro. White
and his Wardens are doing capital work, and under
their guidance I have no doubt but that Blair will
prosper. The banquet was attended by over 100,
more than half being ladies; a fine musical pro-
gramme was a prominent part of the evening's
entertainment.
New Hope Lodge No. 279, Hespeler, February
14th, 1916. It has been my privilege on my visits
to meet many of the soldier-boys and New Hope
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had for its candidate (second degree) a Gait Col-
legiate Institute teacher and soldier. I discussed
with the W. M. and the Secretary the question of
unpaid dues, and I trust that all dues in arrears
will be forthcoming in a short time. The list of
P. Ms. of this lodge is a very imposing one, four
of the number being P. D. D.G.Ms. In every re-
spect my visit to Hespeler was pleasant, my one
regret being that R. W. Bro. John Jardine was,
through illness, unable to be at the meeting.
Twin City Lodge No. 509, Berlin, February
25th, 1916. Following my custom of dropping in
at meetings without announcement, I turned up at
Berlin this evening. My welcome was most hearty,
and after attending a session of the Board of Gen-
eral Purposes, it was suggested that I make my
visit an official one. I agreed to do this, after the
honeyed persuasion of W. Bro. W. Finnegan and
R. W. Bro. Sheldon, P.D.D.G.M., of Erie District.
We had a splendid meeting and a delightful pro-
gramme of speeches, music and recitations. Twin
City is fortunate in all its officers. The W. M. is
a host in himself, and — but why dilate? Every
brother in the district knows W. Bro. Finnegan.
Harriston Lodge No. 262, Harriston, March
13th, 1916. The meeting for this visit was called
for 4 p.m., and as there was no connection at Palmers-
ton from Fergus at noon, the caboose of a freight
was put at my disposal, and I arrived, in company
with several Blair brethren, in good time. About
thirty were present, a first degree being put on by
the local lodge and a second by Blair officers. The
work was very satisfactory, the lecture in the two
degrees being particularly good. In the evening a
banquet, with a large number of ladies gracing the
event, was held in the hotel, and the festivities
were kept up until midnight.
Grand River Lodge No. 151, Berlin, March
14th, 1916. The night after the Harriston meeting
I was at Grand River Lodge. The meeting began
with the singing of the opening ode. I must con-
gratulate W. Bro. Bilger and his assistants on the
180 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
business-like way in which the routine work was
done. The second degree was conferred by W.
Bros. Bilger, Dekleinhans, Kerr and Schiedel. The
W. M. stopped in the O. B. and asked me to give
the penalty, which I very gladly did. During the
evening attention was drawn to the fact that there
were in the room, including myself, twelve school
teachers, R. W. Bro. D. Forsyth heading the list.
The meeting was a splendid one and some excellent
speeches were made and a fine musical programme
given.
Preston Lodge No. 297, Preston, March 17th,
1916. The District Secretary, W. Bro. W. A. Ross,
accompanied me on this visit and a large number
of brethren from the surrounding lodges honoured
me by coming to this meeting. I was delighted to
have welcome me R. W. Bros. W. Cowan, J. H.
Cowan, Zieman, Taylor and W. D. Hepburn.
Preston is fortunate in having W. Bro. D. M.
Johnston as Secretary. He reported to me that the
lodge had over $600.00 in the bank, and the out-
standing dues were small. The work of the even-
ing was capitally done by P. Ms. Mulligan, King
and Weiberg; the W. M. was out of town. The
lodge was presented by the P. Ms. with a volume
of the sacred law and the Secretary received a
P. M's. jewel from the brethren.
Mercer Lodge No. 347, Fergus, April 7th,
1916. My home lodge was visited on the above
date, and had one of the largest meetings in its
history. This was no doubt due to the fact that
the summons was, in part, as follows: "R. W. Bros.
W. Cowan, W. H. Day, D. B. Millar, T. Rafter
and A. Taylor will be present and will confer the
third degree on Bro. Captain J. B. Grieve, of the
153rd Battalion." This was splendidly done by
the R. W. brethren and the members showed their
appreciation by their many references to the excel-
lent work. I may here state, to my regret, that
this lodge cannot hope to do the work in a first-
class way unless persistent practice is undertaken
by the officers.
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Prince Arthur Lodge No. 334, Arthur, April 17,
1916. This lodge held their meeting to receive the
D.D.G.M. by special dispensation. No work being
in sight, I requested W. Bro. Gregg to- open and
close in the three degrees, and afterwards I gave a
short talk about the well-being of the lodge. I
trust that the future will look brighter for Prince
Arthur.
Wellington Lodge No. 271, Erin, April 24th,
1916. I wish I could speak more hopefully about
the prospects of Wellington. There were only ten
at the meeting and no work was done. The lodge
has had several set-backs, and the outlook does not
seem to be favourable. The members are widely
scattered and it is difficult to have a good attend-
ance. We had a long discussion afterwards as to
the best ways and means of arousing interest.
Harris Lodge No. 216, Orangeville, April 25th,
1916. My Easter holidays being on at this time.
I took advantage of this to visit in Wellington,
Harris and Scott. Harris Lodge is one of the best
in the district, and the officers are well up in the
work. R. W. Bro. Irvine, the Treasurer, has a
keen eye on everyone and everything, with the
result that all are keyed up to do their best. The
candidate for the second degree had, years ago, sat
under me at the entrance examination and re-
marked that he was more nervous then than now.
I have nothing but praise for the work of W. Bro.
McLean and the lodge in general.
vScott Lodge No. 421, Grand Valley, April 26th,
1916. The first degree at this meeting was con-
ferred on a brother who offered to take the place
of a regular candidate. The lodge is in fair finan-
cial condition and the brethren who attend take a
keen interest in the work. Here, as in other places,
I discussed matters with the P. Ms., and I trust
that the recommendations made may bear fruit.
Waverley Lodge No. 361, Guelph, May 22nd,
1916. I was very greatly touched by the cordial
reception given to me by the brethren of this lodge.
There was a splendid attendance of about 130, and
1S2 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
the kindness shown me both in the lodge room and
banquet hall made me feel that I was in very truth
with brothers. The first degree with full musical
accompaniment was exemplified by W. Bro. Mc
Arthur, assisted by R. W. Bro. Day and W. Bros.
Hewitt, Strachan, Gummer and Buckingham, and
it goes without saying that they did their parts in
a manner deserving of the highest praise. Bro.
Rigg, a soldier, was in glorious voice and sang a
sacred song when the candidate had retired after
the first part of the ceremony. At the banquet R.
W. Bro. Rev. Dr. Tucker, of London, delivered a
patriotic address which aroused the greatest en-
thusiasm.
Conclusion.
The clerical work of my office has been great,
but it has given me unbounded pleasure to keep
in touch with the brethren. The Secretaries have
forwarded promptly their notices and returns, and
have helped me in many ways. In this report,
through a desire to keep wnthin due bounds, I have
made scant reference to the banquets that have
been given in my honour, and to the splendid fra-
ternal friendship that has been so plainly extended
to me. Notwithstanding the feasting and late
hours, I am still alive to tell the tale, and although
at times I felt that my physical well-being was being
tampered with, yet I would bob up serenly next
morning in school, feeling very much at peace with
myself and the world in general. For making this
"the very best year in my life," I wish to thank
the brethren from the bottom of my heart.
Fraternally submitted,
P. PERRY, D.D.G.M.,
Wellington District Xo. 7.
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184 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
HAMILTON DISTRICT No. 8.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir andBrethren:
I take much pleasure in submitting to you my
report on the condition of Masonry in the Hamilton
District No. 8, for Masonic vear ending June 24th,
1916.
. Throughout the district the year has been one
of marked progress and prosperity, numerically and
financiall}T
The men occupying official positions in their
respective lodges are exceptionally bright, active
and enthusiastic men and Masons, and the work
done is in accord with the men.
While uniformity and ritualism is strictly ob-
served, it is very apparent their ultimate aim has
been to impress the fundamentals of Masonry, and
that Masonry is not a ritual but a life.
This year has been an exceptional one in some
respects, largely due to struggle and strain now
going on throughout the British Empire. Only on
one or two occasions have I visited a lodge in
which there were not one or more of the brethren
in khaki. On many occasions souvenirs were pre-
sented to those going to the front; many of those
received degrees when doing so, evidently as pre-
paration for high duty confronting them in this
great world struggle; emphasizing the fact that the
cause they were espousing on the field of battle is
identical with fundamental principles of Masonry.
It is everywhere evident that the Masons of
this district are not only thinking seriously, but
actively living the serious problems of life, as in no
time in the past, and more fully realizing their
individual responsibility to above conditions;
405 brethren have enlisted for overseas service. I
was gratified with the uniform harmony and frater-
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, lOlG 185
nal feeling throughout the district; which is a good
omen for the future.
The new lodges of the district deserve my
hearty commendation.
The benevolent work of the year, while not up
to last year (the banner year), but when we con-
sider the numerous and urgent calls from all ^sources
has been well sustained, in this district; about
$7,000 being paid out in relief, of which $1,302.64
was paid to Red Cross Fund. The lodges which
contributed to the latter fund were:
Strict Observance. §230 00 St. Andrews $ 38.85
Onondaga 20 00 Ozias 24 00
Reba 42 25 Credit 50 00
Dufferin 56 10 Burlington 80 00
Sevmour 35 00 Doric No. 121 175 00
Waterdown 68 75 St. George 43 00
Oakville 88 00 Anonymous 7 24
Brant 179 50 Harmonv 150 00
Lynden 14 95
The social and literary side of Masonry is
strongly emphasized in some lodges, with evident
advantage.
A very commendable work has been instituted
by Barton Lodge, in the formation of "Overseas
Correspondence Club," whose duty is to write and
send comforts to men at the front, more especially
those who are without relatives and friends. Truly
this is an important Masonic duty, and one in
which every brother in this district can participate.
The annual Lodge of Instruction for this dis-
trict was held at Brantford on April 21st under the
auspices of Doric Lodge, Brantford.
The first degree was exemplified by Lynden
Lodge, the second degree by Burlington Lodge and
third degree by Acacia Lodge.
In each degree the work was done in a most
creditable manner, and I feel assured was a source
of pleasure and profit to all the brethren present.
\m GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Mv thanks are extended to above lodges, to
the Deputy Grand Master, R. W. Bro. W. H.
Wardrope, to R. W. Bro. Jas. McGregor, P.D.D.G.
M., and R. W. Bro. Woodside, Past Grand Chap-
lain, for so largely contributing to success of meet-
ing.
I feel assured that the district Lodges of In-
struction when the districts are rendered more com-
pact, under the proposed redistribution, will be
more largely attended, and will be not only an
annual social reunion, but conduce more to effi-
ciency and uniformity of the work than any other
agency can accomplish.
I desire to most heartily thank the brethren
of the district for the honour accorded me, in.
unanimously electing me to the position of Dis-
trict Deputy Grand Master for this district; and
for uniform courtesy and kindly reception accorded
me and m}^ secretary, W. Bro. W. A. Robinson, in
every lodge in the district, and sincerely hope some
seed may be sown in good ground.
The year, though onerous, has been one of
pleasure, not a little of it being due to my efficient
and inspiring Secretary. Scarcely had t entered
upon the duties of my office, when with great
suddenness that silent monitor, death, removed
two of mv personal friendS; R. W. Bro. George C.
Holden and W. Bro. W. R. McCormack.
Both were ideal men and Masons: each exerted
a broad and effective influence for good in their
respective spheres of operation.
Though dead, yet they still live in hearts and
memories of those they served so well.
The same might be said respecting the late
W. Bro. Harry Clapsattle and others, whose demise
was not reported to me and whose lives I did not
know.
Fraternally submitted,
F. HANXA, D.D.G.M.,
Hamilton District No. 8.
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188 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
GEORGIAN DISTRICT No. 9.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
In presenting mv official report of the condi-
tion of ^lasonry in Georgian District No. 9, I take
this opportunity of recording my sincere apprecia-
tion of the honour bestowed upon me by the breth-
ren of the district in electing me to such a high
office.
I have found the work a great pleasure, and
the many friendships formed while on my visits to
the various lodges will long be treasured.
My first official act was appointing W. Bro.
J. C. Miller, of Orillia, as District Secretary.
In all my official visits I have endeavoured to
impress on the officers and members of the various
lodges the importance, not only of rendering the
work in a perfect manner, but of living as closely
as possible to the tenets and principles of our be-
loved order, and I trust that remarks in this
respect may have had good effect.
During my term of office I have visited each
lodge officially, in addition to other visits made to
several lodges on special occasions. On each
occasion, with one exception, one degree or more
was conferred. One point of interest and import-
ance is the splendid class of men who are devoting
their time and energy to the work in the various
lodges as officers. Freemasonry in this district
is in a most healthy condition and an ideal frater-
nal spirit prevails. The standard of work done is
equal, I think, to that done in any other district
under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Can-
ada.
Official Visits.
Corinthian Lodge No. 96, Barrie. Visited this
lodge Februarv 3rd. W. Bro. Lewis and his offi-
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. LONDON, 1916 189
cers conferred a first degree in a vey able manner.
There was a good attendance at this meeting,
which was enhanced by the presence of R. W. Bros.
Sprott, Grant and Monkman. This lodge now
meets in its new lodge room, which is owned jointly
by the various Masonic bodies in town. The
lodge is to be congratulated on the beauty and com-
fort of its room.
Beaver Lodge No. 234, Clarksburg. I visited
this lodge on February 15th and installed the offi-
cers for the present year. I was warmly welcomed
and spent a very enjoyable ■ evening with such
zealous Masons as R. W. Bros. Kent and Pye, to
whom much is due for the splendid success of
Beaver Lodge. The W. M. W. Bro. Smith and his
officers are men of ability who will uphold the
standard of Masonry in Clarksburg.
Pythagoras Lodge No. 137, Meaford. On
March 7th I visited this lodge and saw the E. A.
degree conferred on a military officer. It is of
interest that the father of the candidate is a mem-
ber of this lodge and was present. The work of
the W. M., W. Bro. Hair and his officers was of a
high standard and left no room for criticism. R.
W. Bros. Rutherford and Menzies, of Owen Sound,
graced the occasion with their presence. Pythagoras
Lodge has a bright future before it.
Caledonian Lodge No. 249, Midland. Visited
this lodge March 13th. The W. M., W. Bro.
Rodger, is fully alive to the duties of his office and
is ably assisted by an excellent staff of officers.
A F. C. degree was conferred in an able manner.
I had the honour of presenting the retiring Master
W. Bro. Coon, with a P. Ms. jewel. I look for-
ward with confidence to the future of Caledonian
Lodge.
Manito Lodge No. 90, Collingwood. I had
the pleasure of visiting this lodge on March 14th,
and saw the M. M. degree exemplified in a masterly
manner by W. Bro. George Hunter, W.M., and his
efficient staff of officers, assisted by several P. Ms.
Among the noteworthy brethren present were R.
190 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
W. Bros. A. D. Knight and G. M. Aylesworth.
R. W. Bro. Avlesworth has an excellent lecture on
Masonry which has been much appreciated by the
various lodges where he has given it. A true
Masonic spirit prevails in Manito Lodge.
Kerr Lodge No. 230, Barrie., On March 28th
I visited this lodge. There was a good attendance
of members and visitors. R. W. Bros. Monkman,
Sprott and Smith being particularly worthy of
mention. Two E. A. degrees were conferred, W.
Bro. Stone, W.M., exemplifying the first and W.
Bro. Stewart, I.P.M., the second. They were ably
assisted by a staff of officers who are upholding the
standard of excellence always to be seen in Kerr
Lodge. Their new lodge room leaves nothing to
be desired in the way of beauty and comfort.
Georgian Ivodge No. 348, Penetanguishene. I
visited this lodge on April 6th and received a hearty
welcome. A F. C. degree was exemplified by the
W.M., W. Bro. McGuire and his officers in a most
impressive manner. This is the home lodge of
P. D. D.G.Ms. R. W. Bro: Martin and V. W. Bro.
Keefe, both enthusiastic Masons. These brethren
made a distinct contribution to the pleasure of my
visit.
Coronation Lodge No. 466, Elmvale. I had
the pleasure of visiting this lodge on April 7th.
The F. C. degree conferred by the W.M., W. Bro.
Fraser, and his efficient staff of officers was excel-
lent. This lodge takes great pride in doing good
work and W. Bro. Fraser and his officers deserve
great praise for their work.
Simcoe Lodge No. 79, Bradford. I visited this
lodge on April 11th. This is the oldest lodge in the
district, and under the guiding hand of W. Bro.
J. W. Coombs, W.M., is again doing splendid work.
He is being assisted by an able and enthusiastic
and loyal class of officers and the lodge is again
enjoying a marked degree of prosperity. A F. C.
degree was exemplified in an impressive manner.
Victoria Lodge No. 470, Victoria Harbor.
Visited this lodge on April 12th. W. Bro. Jones,
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 191
W.M., assisted by W. Bros. Byron, Brown and
Neeley and his officers, conferred an E. A. degree
in a most creditable manner. The lodge is in a
flourishing condition and doing good work.
Karnack Lodge Xo. 492, Coldwater. I visited
this lodge on April 13th. The W.M., W. Bro.
Scott, and his officers put on a third degree in a
manner that upheld the dignity and high standing
this lodge holds in the district. The W. M. proved
himself well skilled by conferring his part without
assistance.
Northern Light Lodge No. 266, Stayner.
Visited this lodge on April 18th and saw an E. A.
degree conferred by W. Bro. J. K. Campbell, W.M.,
and his officers in such an impressive manner as to
leave no room for criticism. The Secretary, R. W.
Bro. Bethune, has everything in connection with
lodge affairs well in hand, and gives all matters
pertaining to Northern Light Lodge his very best
attention.
Orillia Lodge No. 192, Orillia. This being my
mother lodge, I have had ample opportunity of see-
ing the regular officers do their work during the
year, and always in a creditable manner. I paid
my official visit on May 5th, and received a very
cordial reception. The W. M., W. Bro. Waite, is
ably supported by a long list of P. Ms. who are
always ready and willing to assist in the work.
On this occasion an E. A. degree was exemplified
in an efficient manner, the work of the Master
being taken by several P. M^. At the conclusion of
the evening's work, I was made the recipient of
a beautiful set of D.D.G.M's. regalia. The pre-
sentation was made by W. Bro. Alport.
Minerva Lodge No. 304, Stroud. Visited this
lodge on May 16th, accompanied by a number of
brethren from Barrie and Orillia. No candidate
being present the officers exemplified the E. A.
degree on a substitute. The work of W. Bro.
Latimer, W.M., and his officers was very creditable.
A banquet served in the lecture room of the Meth-
192 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
odist Church brought a very enjoyable evening to a
close.
I have refrained from mentioning individual
names as much as possible, because there are so
many brethren in the district who deserve mention
that it is impossible to speak of them all.
In conclusion, permit me to say that during my
term of office, and on the occasion of my official
visits, the reception accorded me has been most
fraternal and hospitable, and I wish to warmly ex-
press my thanks and appreciation of the same.
Any shortcomings on my part I trust may be for-
given. For my successor I bespeak the same cor-
dial assistance as was extended to me, and trust that
Masonrv in Georgian District may continue to
prosper in the future as it has done in the past.
Fraternally submitted,
W. H. TUDHOPE, D.D.G.M.,
Georgian District No. 9.
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194 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
GEORGIAN DISTRICT No. 9a.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
I have very great pleasure in submitting for
your consideration my report on the condition of
Masonry and work in the Georgian District No.
9a. I desire to express my sincere thanks to the
brethren for the honour and distinction bestowed
upon me in electing me to this high and important
office, and for the many courtesies received at their
hands. I have endeavoured to discharge my duties
with a full appreciation of the confidence placed in
me by the brethren and of the responsibility of the
office. My task has been made easy and pleasant
by the uniform kindness and hearty co-operation
extended me throughout the district.
I am glad to report harmony and progress
throughout the whole district. I have not been
called on to settle any differences during my term
of office. The work witnessed in the different
lodges was of a uniform and general high order, the
penalties, however, are not satisfactory. I think
probably the reason is in most cases on account of
some of the older Past Masters insisting on them
being given in the way they received them. This
I would like to see settled, as in most cases each
D.D.G.M. has them different. Being desirous of
having them perfect, together with many other
points in the work, I secured an appointment
privately with M. W. Bro. E. T. Malone, who is
well skilled, and kindly imparted the information
sought.
I have endeavoured to the best of my ability
to stimulate the desire to render the work perfect
and in as impressive a manner as possible, so as to
bring out the full beauty and solemnity of the cere-
monies.
My first official act was the appointment of
W. Bro. W. J. Bellamy, a P. M. of Prince Arthur
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 195
Lodge, Flesherton, District Secretary, and Rev.
Bro. Ardell, of St. George's Lodge, Owen Sound,
District Chaplain.
My first official visit was to attend a Lodge of
Instruction on March 15th, 1916. vSt. George's
Lodge No. 88 and North Star Lodge No. 322,
kindly consented to have it held in Owen Sound,
and jointly received me on my official visit.
Arrangements had been made for vSt. George's
No. 88 to work first degree, Hiram Lodge No. 490
Markdale, to work second degree and North Star
No. 322 the third degree.
Lodge was opened at 2.30 p.m.
W. Bro. John D. Campbell, W.M., and his
officers exemplified the first degree in a very credi-
table and impressive manner, almost word perfect.
I never heard the Junior Warden's lecture given
better and the junior officers did their work well.
Hiram Lodge No. 490, Markdale, could not be
present to work second degree, W. Bro. Creeper,
W.M. North Star Lodge, therefore took the East
and jointly with St. George's Lodge exemplified
the. second degree in a faultless manner, leaving no
room for adverse criticism.
On resuming labor at 8 p.m., W. Bro. E. J.
Creeper, W.M. of North Star Lodge No. 322 and
his officers, exemplified the third degree almost word
perfect. The work was impressively done through-
out, the Deacons and Inner Guard discharging
their duties well. I was pleased with the work of
the three degrees. Owen Sound is certainly the
mother of Masonrv in Georgian District No. 9a,
with its large staff of P. D. D.G.Ms, and P. Ms.,
who take a live interest in the work, making it
much easier for the officers of the lodges in the dis-
charge of their duties.
In the banquet hall an excellent spread was
laid and a good programme was rendered. There
was a large turnout and the striking feature of the
evening was so many of the brethren in the King's
uniform.
196 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Tottenham Lodge No. 467. I paid my official
visit to this lodge on March 20th, 1916. The W.
M., W. Bro. C. M. McCabe, and his officers ex-
emplified the first degree. The W. M., while not
just word perfect, has a good delivery and gave his
work very impressively. Senior Warden, work
good; Junior Warden gave his lecture excellently;
Junior and Senior Deacons and Inner Guard very
good. The work of opening and closing in the
three degrees well done. The Secretary's books
are well kept. This lodge seems to be working
very harmoniously.
Manitoba Lodge No. 236, Cookstown. I visit-
ed this lodge on March 21st, 1916. W. Bro. J. J.
L. Banting and his offiers exemplified the first de-
gree in a very creditable manner. W. Bro. Banting
has a good delivery and puts his work on well.
W. Bro. McGowan, Sr., was in the Junior Warden's
chair and gave the Junior Warden's lecture in a
most perfect and impressive manner. Senior War-
den gave his work well. The Deacons and Inner
Guard did their work also without fault. W. Bro.
McGowan is the father of this lodge and a very
enthusiastic Mason. I spent a very pleasant after-
noon with R. W. Bro. T. McKnight, I.P.D.D.G.M.
of No. 9a, who is held in very high esteem by his
lodge. There was no room for adverse criticism
on my visit to Manitoba Lodge. They have
framed in their lodge room an Honour Roll of some
eight brethren who have donned the King's uni-
form.
Seven Star Lodge No. 285, AUiston. I visited
this lodge on March 22nd, 1916. W. Bro. W. J.
Hill and his officers worked the third degree in a
faultless manner. The opening and closing in the
three degrees was faultless. The vSecretary's books
were No. 1. This lodge is in a prosperous condi-
tion.
Spry Lodge No. 385, Beeton. I paid my offi-
cial visit to this lodge on March 23rd, 1916. The
first degree was exemplified by the W. M., W. Bro.
B. C. Hencham and his officers, the first time after
their election. The work was done in a creditable
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 197
manner. The W. M. gives his work in a very mild
and impressive manner. The Junior Warden gave
the lecture beyond criticism. The East will not
suffer when Senior Warden Bro. Strangways passes
on. Deacons and Inner Guard performed their
work well. Secretary's books well kept. The East
was fairly well filled by a Past Master. A very
pleasant evening was spent on my visit to this
lodge.
Nitetis Lodge No. 444, Creemore. I visited
this lodge on March 24th, 1916. There was a very
good attendance considering bad roads. W. Bro.
J. L. Marshall, W.M., and his officers worked the
second degree creditably. The W. M., though a
little nervous, gave the work impressively. Senior
Warden gave his lecture well. Junior Warden had
his work well in hand and Deacons and Inner
Guard did their work creditably. The work of
opening and closing in the three degrees was well
done. The Secretary's books are well kept. W.
Bro. Hood, P.M., and father of Masonry in Cree-
more, acted as toastmaster and an enjoyable even-
ing was spent. Masonry is not dead in Creemore.
Lome Lodge No. 377, Shelburne. I paid my
official visit to this lodge on April 7th, 1916. W.
Bro. H. S. Patterson and his officers worked the
second degree in a very creditable manner. The
W. M. was a little nervous at first, but gave the
work very impressively. Senior Warden gave the
lecture well. Junior Warden Deacons and Inner
Guard had their parts well in hand. The opening
and closing in the three degrees was without fault.
Found the Secretary's books in No. 1 shape. This
lodge has a good staff of P. Ms., who appear to
take a great interest in the work.
Dundalk Lodge No. 449, Dundalk. On my
official visit to this lodge on May 5th, 1916, W.
Bro. W. A. Wilson, W.M., exemplified the third
degree almost word perfect. Senior and Junior
Wardens, vSenior and Junior Deacons and Inner Guard
did their work creditably also. W. Bro. James Clary,
P.M., and W. Bro. A. E. Colgan seem to take a
lively interest in the work. The opening and clos-
198 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
ing in the three degrees was excellent. W. Bro.
Colgan is a very efficient Secretary. Future pros-
perity for this lodge seems bright.
Hiram Lodge Xo. 490, Markdale. My official
visit to this lodge was made on April 18th, 1916.
The work of the evening was conferring the second
degree by W. Bro. C. R. King, W.M., and his
officers, which was done in a very creditable manner.
W. Bro. King has a good delivery and gives his
work very impressively. vSenior Warden, Bro. J.
Caesar, gave the lecture well. Junior Warden, Bro.
H. C. Duff, gave his lecture almost word perfect.
The opening and closing in the three degrees w^as
well done. The Deacons and Inner Guard per-
formed their parts well, leaving very little room for
adverse criticism. Found vSecretary's books well
kept.
Prince Arthur Lodge Xo. 333, Flesherton. My
visit officially to this lodge was made on May 19th,
1916. This being mv mother lodge I was very
kindly assisted by R.' W. Bro. W. H. Wright and
R. W. Bro. D. Rutherford, of Owen vSound, whose
presence was an inspiration to all and added great-
ly to the pleasure of the evening. The second de-
gree was exemplified by W. Bro. John Wright, W.
M., and his excellent staff. R. W. Bro. Rutherford
congratulated the officers on the correct and im-
pressive manner in which they put on the work.
Special mention was made of Senior Warden Bro.
T. Clayton, in giving the lecture, and also of Bro.
T. Henry for his splendid delivery of the charge.
This lodge is in a very prosperous condition, for
which much credit is due the acting Secretary, W.
Bro. Joseph Blackburn, who must again be con-
gratulated on having the best kept books in the
district. The lodge has an honour roll of nine
members in khaki, one being a minister of the
gospel.
Fraternally submitted,
THOS. A. BLAKELY, D.D.G.M.,
Georgian District Xo. 9a.
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200 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
NIAGARA DISTRICT No. 10.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
I have the honour to submit herewith for your
consideration my report upon the condition of
Masonry in Niagara District No. 10 for the past
Masonic year. In so doing I desire first to express
my sincere appreciation to the brethren for the very
great honour they conferred upon me in electing
me to the high and honourable office of District
Deputy Grand Master. I also on behalf of my
mother lodge take this opportunity of expressing to
the brethren of Niagara District its thanks for the
honour conferred upon it by selecting one of its
members as the representative of the M. W. the
Grand Master in this district. I have endeavoured
to the best of my ability to discharge my duties
faithfully, fully realizing the great confidence placed
in me by the brethren and also the great respons-
ibility of the office.
I have visited every lodge in the district and
found Masonrv to be in a very prosperous condi-
tion. The work is fairly uniform throughout the
district. The Worshipful Masters and officers take
great pride in endeavouring to perform their work
in as perfect a manner as possible. The Secretaries
with few exceptions are all veA^ pains-taking breth-
ren. Here I might state that a few of the Secre-
taries are very negligent in sending to the D.D.G.M
a copy of all summonses to meetings, deaths of
members and other important matters which is
their duty to know.
In mostly all the lodges the dues are well paid
up; a few of the lodges have a few brethren who
are very neglectful in allowing their dues to remain
unpaid.
Dedications.
On November 25th, 1915, I had the pleasure of
assisting R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope, Deputy
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 201
Grand Master, in dedicating the lodge rooms of
Clifton Lodge No. 254, of Niagara Falls. He was
also assisted by R- W. Bro. George Moore, Grand
Senior Warden; R. W. Bro. R. W. Clewlo, Grand
Junior Warden; V. W. Bro. Thomas Pedler, Acting
Grand Secretary, and several P.Ms. The attend-
ance was very large, numbering about four hundred,
including a number of brethren from Niagara Falls,
N.Y.; also from lodges in the vicinity of Niagara
Falls. The occasion was one which will live in the
minds of those present for an indefinite time. This
lodge is to be congratulated on its beautiful rooms
which I can safely say are the finest in Niagara
District.
On March the 16th I had the honour, by au-
thority of the M W. the Grand Master, of dedi-
cating the lodge rooms of Hiram Lodge No. 319,
Hagersville. Here I was most ablv assisted by
R. W. Bro. Jas. Ross, P.D.D.G.M. of Wilson
District, who acted as Grand Director of Cere-
monies; W. Bro. A. Renshaw, of Enniskillen Lodge
No. 185, York, as D.G.M.; W. Bro. D. A. Hill,
of Wilson Lodge No. 113, Waterford, Acting Grand
Junior Warden; W. Bro. C. J. Cunningham, of
Wilson Lodge No. 113, Waterford, Acting Grand
Senior Warden, and several other P. Ms. The
ceremony of dedicating being held in the afternoon,
the attendance was not as large as might have been
if held in the evening. However, the ceremony was
carried through in a most impressive manner.
This lodge has a very convenient set of rooms to
carry on the work.
On March 23rd I had the honour, by authority
of the M. W. the Grand Master, of dedicating the
lodge rooms of Amity Lodge No. 32, Dunnville.
In this pleasant duty I was ably assisted by R. W.
Bro. Thos. Marshall, Grand Registrar, and several
P. Ms. The attendance was large, including visit-
ing brethren from Hagersville, Wellandport, Smith-
ville and Port Colborne. This lodge has now very
convenient quarters and has a very bright future
before it.
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Institution.
On April 13th, 1916, I had the pleasure of
instituting a lodge U.D., at Fonthill. About thirty
members, including a number of brethren from my
mother lodge, met in the new lodge rooms in the
Pitkin Block to receive from me the dispensation
granted to the brethren of Fonthill by the M. W.
the Grand Master to meet as a lodge. In this
ceremony I was most ably assisted by the officers of
Myrtle Lodge No. 337, Port Robinson, at the con-
clusion of which I gave the brethren several in-
structions which were listened to with rapt atten-
tion. This lodge, which is known as Phoenix Lodge,
has a very prosperous and bright future. It has a
membership of forty-four to begin with, including a
number of P. Ms. The officers selected are as fol-
lows:—W.M., W. Bro. B. A. Pattison; S.W., Bro.
Wm. Armitage; J.W., Bro. J. T. Romp; D' of C,
W. Bro. Frank Clark; Secretary, Bro. Richard
Brush, Jr.; Treasurer, W. Bro. A. B. Damude;
Chaplain, Bro. W. E. Stafford; S.D., Bro. E. W.
Farr; J.D., Bro. H. E. Hill; S.S. Bro. N. C. Diffin;
J.S., Bro. W. E. Coon; I.G., Bro. Chas. Fesber;
Tyler, Bro. Wm. Prosser.
Fraternal Dead.
The following deaths have been reported to me
during the year:
R. W. Bro. Dr. Robert McDonald, P.D.D.G.
M., of Hiram Lodge No. 319, Hagersville, August
13th, 1915; R. W. Bro. Jas. E. Merriman, P.D.D.
G.M., Maple Leaf Lodge No. 103, St. Catharines,
November 2nd, 1915; Bro. Jacob Ryan, Merritt
Lodge No. 168, Welland; Bro. Jas. Montgomery, St.
Mark's Lodge No. 105, Niagara Falls South, August
3rd; Bro. W. A. Morningstar, St. Mark's Lodge No.
105, Niagara Falls South, July 31st, 1915; W. Bro.
Frederick Levy, Myrtle Lodge No. 337, Port Rob-
inson; R. W. Bro. T. L. M. Tipton, P.D.D.G.M.,
Amity Lodge No. 32, Dunnville; Bro. Wilfred V.
Bowen, Clifton Lodge No. 254, Niagara Falls; Bro.
Alex. S. Macfarlane, Maple Leaf Lodge No. 103,
St. Catharines; Bro. Harry A. Bush, Dufferin
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Lodge No. 338, Wellandport; Bro. Wilkins, Myrtle
Lodge No. 337, Port Robinson and Palmer Lodge
No. 372, Bridgeburg.
As there have been several other brethren who
have died in this district which I have not been
notified of the Secretaries have been very negligent
in their duties.
Official Visits.
My first official visit was made on December
15th, 1915, to Niagara Lodge No. 2, Niagara,
where I was given a very hearty reception. The
candidate being a military officer failed to put in
an appearance so the work for the evening, which
was to be a first degree, was not put on. The W.
M., F. J. McClelland and his officers opened and
closed in the three degrees, which was faultlessly
done. From the amount of work done throughout
the year this lodge is in a very prosperous condi-
tion. The Secretary has his books in a very excel-
lent shape and has his dues well collected.
Coronation Lodge No. 502, Smithville. I paid
my official visit to this lodge on December 20th,
1915. The attendance was .fair. W. Bro. Davis
and officers were all present. Having no degree
work the officers opened and closed in the three
degrees in a very fair manner. The Secretary has
his books well kept and dues well paid up, and the
outlook for the prosperity of Coronation Lodge i"^
excellent.
Dufferin Lodge No. 338, Wellandport. I visit-
ed this lodge on December 21st, 1915. Owing to
so many other attractions, which are so common at
this season of the year, the attendance was small,
only a few of the regular officers being present.
W. Bro. Frallick and his officers, assisted by P. Ms.,
exemplified the Fellow Craft degree in a very fair
manner. This lodge has a number of P. Ms. who
should take more of an active part in the work as
they need a great amount of practice before they
will be able to do justice to the work. The Sec-
retary's books are well kept and dues well in.
204 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Palmer Lodge No. 372, Bridgeburg, I visited on
January 4th, 1916. The attendance was fair. W.
Bro. W. C. Gait and his officers initiated two can-
didates which was done in a very fair manner,
considering my visit being only a few nights after
installation. This lodge has a bright future before
it. The books are well kept and dues well paid up.
King Edward VII. Lodge No. 471, Chippawa.
I visited this lodge on January 5th, 1916. The
weather being very unfavorable the attendance
was not very large. W. Bro. Montgomery and
officers assisted by P. Ms., conferred the first de-
gree in a most excellent manner. This being the
first regular meeting after installation the officers
are to be congratulated on the manner they per-
formed their duties. This lodge has a great many
P. Ms., including R. W. Bro. G. H. Brown, P.D.
D.G.M., who all take a great interest in the lodge,
which the work plainly shows. The Secretary has
his books in an excellent shape and Has very few
outstanding dues. The prospects for Masonry in
King Edward VII. Lodge are extremely bright.
Copestone Lodge No 373, Welland I made
my official visit to this lodge on January 6th, 1916.
The attendance was very large, including a number
of visitors. W. Bro. Watt and officers conferred
the first degree in a faultless manner, the officers
having their work up perfectly. Especial praise is
due to the Junior Warden for the manner in which
he delivered the lecture from the South. The
Secretary has his books in fair shape and informed
me had little trouble in collecting his dues.
Maple Leaf Lodge No. 103, St. Catharines. I
made my official visit to Maple Leaf Lodge on
January 27th, 1916, and was greeted by a very large
attendance, including a number of visitors. W.
Bro. Stobie, assisted by several P. Ms., and his
officers, conferred the first degree on two candidates
the work being done in a most perfect manner.
This lodge is favoured by several good singers, who
render very efficient service throughout the work
in the musical oart of the ceremonv. One of thf^
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which I esteem a great pleasure in performing, was
the giving the obligation of the first degree to the
son of our highly esteemed brother the late R. W.
Bro. Jas. E. Merriman. It was also my pleasant
duty to present to W. Bro. Hare, I. P.M., on be-
half of the brethren of Maple Leaf Lodge, a P. M's.
jewel. The Secretary, R. W. Bro. Johnston, has
his books in first class order. This lodge has
several members several years in arrears for dues
who are well able to pay and I advised the Secretary
to take measures to suspend those who would not
pay.
St. Mark's Lodge No. 105, Niagara Falls South.
I visited this lodge on February 8th. W. Bro.
Trelford presided; all the officers were present. A
large number of brethren were present also a num-
ber of visiting brethren from neighbouring lodges.
Coupled with my visit to St. Mark's Lodge was a
fraternal visit of thirty-nine brethren of Lackawanna
Lodge, of Buffalo, N.Y. Accompanying the breth-
ren were R. W. Bro. Flannigan, Grand D. of C. of
the Grand Lodge of the State of New York; W.
Bro. Hogan, I. P.M., and a former member of St.
Mark's Lodge and W. Bro. Robinson. The work of
the evening was an exemplification of the first de-
gree, which was done in a very excellent manner.
The charge from the book of constitution, which
was delivered by W. Bro. Braund, was given in a
very sincere and impressive manner. The Secre-
tary, W. Bro. C. J. Didemus, who is a very efficient
one, has his books in an excellent shape and dues
fairly paid up. The prospects of St. Mark's Lodge
are extremely bright.
Merritt Lodge No. 168, Welland. I made my
official visit to Merritt Lodge on February 14th.
The brethren present numbered nearly one hundred,
including a number of visiting brethren from Cope-
stone Lodge, Dufferin Lodge and Myrtle Lodge.
W. Bro. Britton, assisted by W. Bro. Geo. Cook
and other regular officers, conferred the E. A. de-
gree upon two candidates. The manner in which
206 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
cellent and impressive manner in which he delivered
his lecture from the south. The Secretary has his
books well kept, the dues were well paid up and the
prospects of Merritt Lodge are very bright.
Ivy Lodge No. 115, Beamsville. I visited this
lodge on February 15th, 1916. The attendance was
small, owing to a Farmers' Institute meeting being
held in the Hall below. The W. Master, W. Bro.
Vidal and his officers exemplified the F. C. degree
in a very efficient manner. The prospects for
Masonry in Ivy Lodge are exceedingly bright.
The Secretary, V. W. Bro. Fairbrother, keeps his
books in an excellent shape and has very little
trouble collecting the duej.
vSeymour Lodge No. 277, Port Dalhousie. I
made my official visit to this lodge on February
16th, 1916, where I received a very hearty recep-
tion by a large number of brethren. W. Bro.
Johnston, assisted by several P. Ms. and the regu-
lar officers, conferred the second degree on Bro.
Briggs, who had his work up very creditably.
The officers conferred the degree in a very fair
manner. The Secretary has his books in perfect
order with very little dues outstanding. The pros-
pects for the future of vSeymour Lodge are very
bright.
Union Lodge No. 7, Grimsby. I made my
official visit to Union Lodge on February 17th,
1916, being introduced by R. W. Bro. W. J. Drope.
There was a very large attendance. W. Bro.
Wismer and all his officers were present excepting
the Junior Warden, whose place was ably filled by
W. Bros. McConachie and Phipps. The F. C.
degree was conferred on two candidates, the work
being done in a very fair manner. A pleasant fea-
ture of the evening was the manner in which W.
Bro. Millward presented the working tools to the
candidates; also the very impressive manner in
which he delivered the charge from the book of
constitution. W. Bro. Millward is one of the oldest
members in Union Lodge, yet still has a very clear
memory and able to instruct many of the younger
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 207
brethren. This lodge is in a very prosperous con-
dition with few dues outstanding.
St. George's Lodge No. 15, vSt. Catharines. I
made my official visit to this lodge on February
29th, 1916. The attendance was fair. W. Bro.
Wilson and officers conferred the second degree in a
very excellent manner. This lodge has several P.
Ms. who take a very active part in the work. This
lodge has a very bright future. The Secretary has
his books in a very excellent shape and dues well
collected.
Mountain Lodge No. 221, Thorold. I made
my official visit to Mountain Lodge on March 1st,
1916. Here I was introduced by R. W. Bro. Hoo-
ver and received a very hearty welcome. The at-
tendance was very large. A number of visiting
brethren were present from St. Catharines, Niagara
Falls and Port Robinson. The work for the even-
ing was the exemplification of the Master Mason
degree. W. Bro. Malle. assisted by R. W. Bro.
Hoover, W. -Bro. Ward and W. Bro. Gibson and
officers, conferred the degree in a manner which
left no room for criticism. This lodge has an ex-
cellent number of P. Ms., who attend the meetings
regularly, and who take a great interest in the
work. The Secretary has his books in excellent
shape and dues well paid up. The outlook for
Masonry in Mountain Lodge is excellent.
Clifton Lodge No. 254, Niagara Falls. I made
my official visit to this lodge on March 2nd, 1916.
where I was greeted by a very large number of the
brethren, including several visiting brethren from
Niagara Falls, N.Y., Niagara Falls South, Thorold,
and Chippawa. W. Bro. Byers and officers con-
ferred the first degree in a very fair manner. The
members of Clifton Lodge may justly feel proud of
their lodge rooms. They are located in the Odd
Fellows' Temple and are a credit to the craft.
The Secretary, R. W. Bro. S. D. Warren, is a very
capable and efficient one. The finances are in
splendid shape and I feel sure Clifton Lodge will
always give a good account of itself.
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Enniskillen Lodge Xo. 185, York. I visited
this lodge on March 13th, 1916. The attendance
was very good, a number of the brethren from
Binbrook and Cayuga were present. As the \V.
Master had not the work up for the Master Mason
degree, the chair was ably filled by W. Bro. Brown,
who, with the assistance of other officers, exempli-
fied the third degree in a very creditable manner.
As this lodge has such a small territory to draw
from it has not much work to do. The Secretary
has his books well kept and dues well collected.
Macnab Lodge Xo. 169, Port Colbornc. I
made my official visit to this lodge on March 14th,
1916. As the weather was very stormy the attend-
ance was very small. This lodge has a very large
number of P. Ms. who nearly all were absent. The
W. M., W. Bro. Preston, being ill, his chair was
filled by W. Bro. Smith, I.. P. M. The work for
the evening was an initiation, which was done in a
fair manner. The floor work was especially well
done. For the past year there has been a little
strife in this lodge which, no doubt, has kept the
attendance down, but I am pleased to be able to
report that the friction between the brethren is
practically settled. The vSecretary has his books in
excellent shape, with only a few members in arrears
for dues.
Hiram Lodge Xo. 319, Hagersville. I made
my official visit to Hiram Lodge on March 16th,
1916. The attendance was very good, considering
the extremely cold weather. R. W. Bro. Jas. Ross,
P.D.D.G.M., of Wilson District, and several mem-
bers of Wilson Lodge, Waterford, were present.
The work for the evening was the passing of two
brethren. W. Bro. Van Loon, assisted by his
officers, conferred the degrees in a very fair manner.
This lodge has moved into new quarters, which I
had the pleasure of dedicating in the afternoon of
the 16th of March, a report of which is found
under "Dedications." From the amount of work
this lodge has to do the prospects look very bright.
The Secretary has his books in good shape, with
the dues well paid up.
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King Solomon Lodge No. 329, Jarvis. I visited
this lodge on March 17th, 1916. Owing to the ex-
tremely cold weather the attendance was very small
W. Bro. Ivy presided. As there was no degree
work for the evening, the officers opened and closed
in the three degrees in a manner which could be
improved upon. The prospects are very favourable
for King Solomon Lodge, as two applications were
acted upon that evening. This lodge has among
its members two P. D. D.G.Ms., who give most able
assistance to the officers. The financial standing of
the lodge is good and the Secretary's work well
taken care of by R. W. Bro. Noble.
Myrtle Lodge No. 337, Port Robinson. I made
my official visit to this, my mother lodge, on March
2fst. Having had other opportunites of seeing the
officers of this lodge work the difi"erent degrees, I
made my visit at an emergent meeting. Having
no work W. Bro. Reaveley and officers opened and
closed in the three degrees, which was faultlessly
done. There was a large attendance of the breth-
ren present, including several visiting brethren from
Midland, Welland and Pittsburg, Pa. I also visited
this lodge at the regular meeting in April and wit-
nessed the officers confer the second degree. The
W. M. being absent, W. Bro. Damude, I. P.M.,
filled the chair in a most able manner. Especial
credit is due the J. W. for the very excellent man-
ner in which he delivered his lecture. The Secre-
tary, who takes great pride in his office, keeps his
books in a manner above criticism. He has the
dues nearly all collected and the prospects for
Myrtle Lodge are excellent.
Amity Lodge No. 32, Dunnville. I made my
official visit to Amity Lodge on March 22nd, 1916.
W. Bro. Parkes and officers opened and closed in the
three degrees in a very excellent manner. I also
had the pleasure at this meeting of dedicating the
new lodge rooms, the report of which will be found
under the head of "Dedications." The attendance
at this meeting was very large, as Amity Lodge has
a large number of very enthusiastic brethren who
take great interest in the lodge affairs. The Sec-
210 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
retary has his books in excellent shape and the pros-
pects for Amity Lodge are excellent.
St. John's Lodge No. 35, Cayuga. I made my
official visit to this lodge on March 24th, 1916.
The attendance was very large, including several
visiting brethren from Enniskillen Lodge, York.
W. Bro. Anthony and officers, assited by P. Ms.,
conferred the first degree in a very fair manner.
W. Bro. Sheppard, who is the Secretary, is a very
efficient one, who has his books and accounts in
first-class order. This lodge has very little dues
outstanding and is in a very fair way financially.
Temple Lodge No. 296, St. Catharines. I
paid my official visit to this lodge on March 29th,
1916, where I was received by a large attendance
of brethren. The work for the evening was an
exemplification of the F. C. degree. W. Bro.
Madill, assisted by P. Ms. and officers, conferred
the degree in a fair manner. A special feature of
the evening, as well as a very pleasant one to me,
was the presentation of a P. M's. "jewel to W.
Bro. McLean, I. P.M., and W. Bro. Dwyer. The
Secretary's books are well kept and dues well paid
up, and the prospects for Temple Lodge are excel-
lent.
Phoenix Lodge U.D., Fonthill. I regret very
much that owing to a very unfortunate railway
accident at Port Colborne, I was unable to get
to Fonthill to visit Phoenix Lodge for the regular
meeting on June 19th, 1916. I have been informed
by W. Bro. Pattison, the W.M., that Phoenix
Lodge since it was instituted is progressing very
favourably. This lodge has several members, who
are members of Myrtle Lodge, of Port Robinson,
who hold offices in Phoenix Lodge and who I have
seen do the work in Myrtle Lodge and whom I
know to be quite capable to hold office in Phoenix
Lodge. The rooms are very suitable and well
furnished to carry on the work of the lodge and am
confident Phoenix Lodge will give a good account
of itself after working another year under a dis-
pensation.
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In conclusion I desire again to thank the
brethren of Niagara District No. 10 for the honour
conferred upon me; also for the many kindly acts
shown me while in the performance of tny oflficial
duties. On each of my visits a banquet was ten-
dered me, which I heartily thank the brethren for,
and I sincerely trust that when my term of office
has expired they will feel that their confidence was
not misplaced.
Fraternally submitted,
CHAS. vS. ROSS, D.D.G.M.,
Niagara District No. 10.
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TORONTO WEST DISTRICT No. 11.
To the Most Worshipful the GrandfMaster, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F.'^,&
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
I have the honour to submit herewith my re-
port on the condition of Masonry in Masonic
District No. 11 for the past year.
I wish again to express to the^ brethren of the
district my appreciation of the honour done me, in
my election to the honourable |^' and responsible
position of representative of the Grand Master
in this important district. While conscious of my
own limitations, I have endeavoured in the dis-
charge of my duties to deserve the confidence so
generously reposed in me by the brethren.
My first official act was to appoint W. Bro.
Fenton, of Ionic Lodge, Brampton, as District
Secretary. He accompanied me on nearly all my
official visits, and I am grateful for the valuable
assistance he rendered.
I wish also to record the gratitude I feel. to-
wards my predecessors in office for many acts of
kindness, and for valuable assistance rendered to
me during the year. Owing to sickness in my family
I was not able to keep some of my engage-
ments on the date assigned. In every such case
I had only to ask for assistance, and it was freely
given.
In all my visits of inspection I made it a point
to impress upon the brethren their duty as Masons
of living up to their obligations, and also of making
some advancement in Masonic knowledge by read-
ing not only reports of Grand Lodge, but also along
other lines from material readily available, and I
have reason to believe my remarks were appreciated
by the brethren.
The conditions of Masonry throughout the
214 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
zealous in the discharge of their duties. I wish
especially to commend the work of the vSecretaries.
The position of Secretary is one of great import-
ance in the harmonious and efficient working of a
lodge, and I am pleased to report that I found the
position filled, generally, by capable men, and
perhaps in every case by the best man available.
But it seems to me that the records might be sim-
plified and greater uniformity secured if a uniform
set of books were devised. Some good loose leaf
systems are now available. As it is, the Secretary
is under the necessity of carrying a grip filled with
books to every meeting. This is a matter to which
the attention of Grand Lodge has frequently been
directed, and is, I think, worthy of consideration.
There has been a large increase in the member-
ship, and the material has been of the proper sort.
It was particularly noticeable the number of can-
didates going through who were in the King's
uniform. In almost every lodge there is an Honour
Roll of men who have offered themselves in the
service of their King and country, for the cause of
liberty, justice and humanity, and many others
who have already given their lives, and thus dis-
charged their highest obligation as Masons, for
"Greater love hath no man than this that he laid
down his life for his friends." To the homes that
have been bereaved and the hearts that are lonelv
and sad, we extend our heartfelt sympathy, and
pray that the Great Architect of the Universe may
give them that comfort and consolation that only
comes to those that put their trust in Him.
There are at present 32 lodges in the district,
and in view of the fact that in most of them the
officers are installed in December or January, the
work of visiting the lodges has become more oner-
ous than need be, in view of the limited time al-
lowed. I have tried always to visit the lodges on
their regular meeting night, but this is difficult to
arrange for, owing to a conflict of dates. Accord-
ingly on the suggestion of M. W. Bro. Malone,
Grand Treasurer, a joint meeting of the ruling
Masters and Past Masters of districts No. 11 and
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 215
11a met in Toronto to consider the question of re-
commending a rearrangement of the districts, mak-
ing three instead of two, and a report of the details
of suggestions is made elsewhere.
At a subsequent meeting of the ruling Masters
and Past Masters the question of furnishing part
of the Convalescent home for returned soldiers in
the old Knox College building, was taken up,. and
it was agreed to ask each lodge in the district for a
subscription of ten cents a member, and I am
pleased to sav the request is being heartily acceded
to.
We regret to report the death of several worthy
brethren during the vear, particularlv we mourn
the loss of R. W. Bro.^ W. H. McFadden, P.D.D.G.
M., of this district. R. W. Bro. McFadden was
by profession a Barrister, by choice a Mason, and
by nature a gentleman, respected by all who knew
him, and loved most where best known.
The year's work has been to me a labour of
love, and will be fraught with many pleasant mem-
ories during the rest of my life. It has given me
the opportunity of becoming acquainted with a
large number of estimable men, and of establishing
friendships which I value. The recollection of the
many pleasant social hours spent with the brethren
of the district will long be one of my brightest
memories.
On September 23rd, 1915, pursuant to in-
structions frorn Grand Lodge, I visited Mississauga
Lodge No. 524, Port Credit, for the purpose of
constituting, consecrating and dedicating the lodge,
and installing its officers. In this I was assisted by
R. W. Bro. Geo. H. Smith, R. W. Bro. W. H. Mc
Fadden, R. W. Bro. II. C. Scully, R. W. Bro. Jas.
Haywood, R. W. Bro. H. T. Smith, V. W. Bro. D.
G. Sturrock, and other distinguished brethren.
Visiting brethren were present from Toronto,
Streetsville and Brampton. The lodge was con-
stituted, consecrated and dedicated according to
established usage, after which a very pleasant social
time was spent with the brethren of Mississauga
216 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
who are very comfortably established and in a very
promising field.
On September 28th I performed the same cere-
mony for Temple Lodge No. 525, Toronto, where 1
was also assisted by several distinguished brethren.
There was a large number of visiting brethren pre-
sent, and after the ceremony a pleasant evening
was spent.
On October 15th, according to dispensation
from 'Grand Lodge, I instituted High Park Lodge
U.D., Toronto. In this ceremony I was assisted by
R. W. Bro. Jas. Haywood, R. W. Bro. John Tan-
ner, R. W. Bro. H. T. Smith, and others. High
Park, under the direction of W. Bro. Hermiston
and its efficient Secretary, R. B. Magill, starts off
under most favourable auspices, and promises from
all appearances to establish a record. After the
ceremony a splendid banquet followed, the feature
of which was a fine address by M. W. Bro. D. J.
Goggin, P.G.M., of Manitoba, on "Our Boys at the
Front." There was a large number of visiting
brethren, including R. W. Bro. Legge, D.D.G.M,
District No. 11a, and his District vSecretary.
On March 28th I instituted the baby lodge of
the district, Shamrock LT.D., Toronto, which meets
in Freemasons' Hall. College Street. R. W. Bro.
H. C. vScuUy was appointed W.M., and he is assist-
ed by a very capable set of officers, so that I feel
sure Shamrock is in good hands.
Official Visits.
November 23rd. I made my first official visit
to Temple Lodge No. 525 on this date, and was
given a very cordial reception by the large number
of brethren present. W. Bro. Whetter and his
officers initiated a candidate in a most impressive
and satisfactory manner. This lodge has a good
staff of officers, and is setting out under most fav-
ourable auspices
November 26th. I visited Humber Lodge No.
305, Weston, on this date. W. Bro. Gardhouse
passed a candidate in a satisfactory manner. One
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is pleased to meet such veteran P. Ms. as W. Bro.
Eagle and W. Bro. Bull, whose zeal for the in-
.stitution increases with the passing years. The
brethren of Humber Lodge have had in mind the
building of new quarters for some time, but owing
to the exigencies of the war, the matter has been
left in abeyance for a time. There were a number
of visiting brethren present from neighbouring
lodges, and in the fourth degree we had the pleas-
ure of hearing a good address from R. W. Bro.
Anderson, P.D.D.G.M.
I visited Ashlar Lodge No. 247 at their Janu-
arv meeting according to custom, and saw a can-
didate, who afterwards appeared in King's uniform,
raised in a very satisfactory manner by W. Bro.
Wood and his officers. The work was done by all
the officers with dignity and precision, as one would
expect in this old lodge with such a large number of
capable P. Ms. to watch the landmarks.
Patterson Lodge No. 265, Thornhill, was
visited on January 20th and the work of the second
degree exemplified in a satisfactory manner by the
W. M. and his officers. I specially complimented
the S. W. on the way in which he delivered the
lecture. Patterson is a good live lodge with good
prospects. I was pleased to see R. W. Bro.
Francis, who still takes a keen interest in the
lodge's welfare.
On February 17th I visited Alpha Lodge No.
384, when W. Bro. Muir and his officers initiated
a candidate, and did the work well. There was a
large number of brethren present, among whom were
many visitors including several (as well as the W.
M.) wearing the King's uniform. The Alpha
brethren not only do their work in the lodge room
well, but are good hosts. Alpha is in a thoroughly
satisfactory condition.
I was unable to visit Harmony on January
28th, as I had arranged, but R. W. Bro. Geo. H.
Smith acted in my stead and reports as follows:
"There was an excellent attendance of mem-
bers and visitors. W. Bro. Beatty and his officers
218 GRA.ND LODSE OF CANADA
initiated a candidate in a very satisfactory manner.
The degree as conferred was well calculated to im-
press the candidate, and was given with an atten-
tion to detail which afforded evidence of careful
and intelligent study of the spirit as well as the
outward form of the ceremony."
Owing to my inability to keep my engage-
ments, R. W. Bro. vSmith also visited the following
lodges and reports as follows:
"As requested by you, I visited and inspected
Mount Sinai Lodge No. 522 on March 14th, St.
Alban's Lodge No. 514 on March 20th, and Cor-
inthian Lodge No. 481 on March 27th, and beg to
report as follows:
"Mount Sinai No. 522. The initiation cere-
mony w^as conferred upon a candidate in a fairly
satisfactory manner, the work of some of the offi-
cers being particularly praiseworthy. The W. M.
appeared to be unduly nervous, and in my opinion
scarcely did himself justice. He was liberally assist-
ed by visiting Masters and the P. Ms. of the lodge.
Mount vSinai appears to be progressing satisfactor-
ily."
"St. Alban's No. 514. A member of the 95th
Overseas Battalion was initiated in a most impres-
sive manner. W. Bro. Milne has made an intel-
ligent study of the ceremony and is assisted by
painstaking officers who are interested in their
work. In his and their hands one may feel con-
fident that the beauties and lessons of the degrees
are not likely to be lost upon either the candidate
or the member."
"Corinthian No. 481. Again the E. A. degree
was conferred, and I am certain the newly initiated
brother must have been deeply impressed with the
truths intended to be inculcated. The W. M. and
his officers were well versed in their work and quite
at home in presenting it. I was given the privilege
of making a presentation on behalf of the lodge
to one of its members, Lieut. L. D. Anderson,
formerly of the 15th Battalion, 1st Contingent, now
of the 92nd Battalion."
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At my request R. W. Bro. vScully visited York
Lodge No. 156, and reported as follows: "The
first or E. A. degree was exemplified in a very ex-
emplary manner by W. Bro. Hopkins and the offi-
cers of the lodge. I am pleased to report that the
W. M. is supported by an exceptionally bright and
efficient staff of officers, and the P. Ms. who seem
to realize the true aim and object of our ancient
science namely: 'The cultivation and improvement
of the human mind,' and I feel sure that those who
are being made Masons in York Lodge will be
taught the true principles of our fraternity."
R. W. Bro. Francis at my request visited
Robertson Lodge No. 292, King, on the evening
of April 17th, and reports in substance as follows:
"I did not expect many out owing to the bad roads,
but there were 22 present; two were initiated and
one candidate raised. As some of the officers are
new men who have not had much practice the work
was Only medium. They have fair prospects. I
advised them strongly to get a new lodge room as
their present quarters are not creditable to the craft.
This I understand they are preparing for, and have
over $700 on hand for that purpose. There is a
good membership for the place and the officers are
capable of doing the work well with more practice."
Regarding Union Lodge No. 118, Schomberg,
R. W. Bro. Legge, District No. 11a, reports: "By
request I visited Union Lodge No. 118, Schomberg,
officially on February 14th. W. Bro. Frank At-
tridge and his officers conferred the first degree in a
very satisfactory manner. W. Bro. Stewart, the
Secretary, had his books in good condition, with a
splendid balance on hand. This lodge owns its
building and from all appearances should make
good progress."
Blackwood Lodge No. 311, Woodbridge, was
visited by R. W. Bro. J. B. McLean, who reports:
"As per your request I paid Blackwood No.
311, Woodbridge, an official visit on Friday, May
12th, when a brother was passed to the Fellow-
craft degree in a very efficient and satisfactory
220 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
manner by W. Bro. Ellis and his officers, doing
their several parts to my entire satisfaction, and
most impressively. The charge was given by W.
Bro. David Norton, one of the stand-byes in this
lodge. Brethren were present from Toronto, Maple,
King, and Weston, and a very pleasant time was
spent at the fourth degree. I shall be verv much
surprised if we do not hear from this lodge in a
more important manner in the near future."
On April 13 th I made my official visit to
Mississauga Lodge No. 524, Port Credit, accom-
panied by W. Bro. Hainan, W.M., of Ionic, Bramp-
ton. W. Bro. Earle exemplified the first degree to
my entire satisfaction, and the lodge seems to be
doing well with bright prospects before it.
Victoria Lodge No. 474, Toronto, was visited
by me on April 18th, when W. Bro. Wadsworth and
his officers gave a candidate his first degree very
acceptably. Victoria has a capable set of officers,
a large membership, and is making very satisfac-
tory progress in every wav.
Occident Lodge No. 346- was visited on April
19th, when W. Bro. Bennett and his officers in-
itiated a candidate to my entire satisfaction; a
large number of brethren were present, both of
lodge members and visiting brethren from other
city lodges. This lodge has a large membership and
as a result has a large field from which to choose
its officers, which it appears to do with care.
On April 21st I paid my official visit to High
Park Lodge U.D., which I had instituted in Oct-
ober, and was greeted by one of the largest gather-
ings I have met in any of my official visits. The
members were out almost to a man, and visitors
were present from almost every lodge in the city.
Certainly if High Park is lacking in years, it is not
lacking in enthusiasm. With 156 initiations to its
credit in a year, one wonders whether such rapid
growth is wise. But I have faith in the good
judgment of W. Bro. Hermiston and his very cap-
able set of officers, and if all their work is such as
they exemplified for my benefit, we need have no
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fear. This young lodge is specially favoured in
having among its members a number of well-
trained voices, who render the musical portion of
the ritual in a very acceptable manner. The cap-
able and energetic Secretary, W. Bro. R. B. Magill,
is, I fancy, largely responsible for the energy and
enthusiasm of the members. The general over-
sight of the lodge seems to be in good hands.
Stanley Lodge No. 426, Toronto. This lodge
was visited on May 2nd, and I was greeted by a
large representation of the members, together with
many visitors from City lodges. Stanley is the
mother lodge of this section of the city, and has
already produced two lusty offsprings. But age
does not seem to have impaired her vitality, and
she is still one of the strongest lodges of the district.
The E. A. degree was exemplified by W. Bro. Jones
and his officers in a thoroughly satisfactory man-
ner. Stanley seems to be in a prosperous and
satisfactory condition.
Rehoboam Lodge No. 65, Toronto. I visited
this old and flourishing lodge on May 4th, and
there was a very large attendance of members and
visitors present. W. Bro. Lee put on the first
degree to my entire satisfaction. After the work
in the lodge room a very enjoyable time was spent
with the brethren in the fourth degree. Rehoboam
under its capable officers certainly appears to be in
a prosperous condition.
King Solomon's Lodge No. 22, Toronto. I
visited this, the oldest lodge in the district, on
the evening of May 11th, when the entered appren-
tice degree was conferred on a candidate by W.
Bro. Brest and his officers. The work was done
by all the officers in a very impressive manner.
One is pleased to see such old and tried members
as W. Bro. Macdonald taking part in the work.
Bro. Macdonald must surely hold the record for
regularity of attendance, as extending back for
almost a half-century he has a record almost with-
out a break.
222 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
May 12th. I visited Parkdale Lodge No. 510,
Toronto, on this date and was pleased to find the
lodge in a thoroughly harmonious and satisfactory
condition. W. Bro. Brown put on the E. A. degree
and did it well. Parkdale has a good set of
officers and good prospects.
May 16th. On this date I visited Wilson
Lodge No. 86, Toronto, one of the old lodges,
and was well pleased with the way in which the
E. A. degree was exemplified by W. Bro. Black
and his officers. There was a large attendance of
brethren and visitors.
May 19th. True Blue Lodge No. 98, Bolton,
was visited on this date. The roads were very bad
and there was a small attendance in consequence.
Besides, as happens with so many lodges situated
in a village as True Blue is, there is only a small
resident membership. But the torch is being kept
alive by such faithful brethren as W. Bro. Leavens,
W. Bro. Norton and W. Bro. Smith, who are the
real mainstays of the lodge. W. Bro. Lockwood
initiated a condidate in a fairly satisfactory man-
ner. The lodge has comfortable quarters, and we
hope may soon receive a renewal of its former
vigour.
May 23rd. Maple Lodge No. 54, Vaughan,
another of our oldest lodges, was visited on this
date and the E. A. degree was exemplified. They
are an enthusiastic lot of brethren at Maple, and
the work was well done, the work of the Junior
Warden being especially note-worthy. The Maple
brethren are also good entertainers. While visit-
ing the brethren at Maple I was pleased to enjoy
the hospitalitv of R. W. Bro. J. B. McLean,
P.D.D.G.M. of this district.
May 25th. I visited University Lodge No.
496, Toronto, on this date and spent a very enjoy-
able evening. As most of the members are Uni-
versity men, and the University year was over
before my visit, the attendance was not so large
as it would have been had I been able to make
my visit earlier, but there was a good attendance
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nevertheless, and W. M. Kinghorn and his
officers initiated a condidate in an impressive
manner. This lodge is favoured in having a
specially efficient vSecretary in W. Bro. Percy W.
Rogers, whose wide experience gives him special
qualifications for the work.
June 9th. Visited Peel Lodge No. 468, Cale-
don East. This is one of the rural lodges with
a good membership and good prospects. The W.
M., W. Bro. Spratt, was apparently very nervous
and did not do himself justice in the work he pre-
sented, but from what I have learned I know that
the officers are all capable of doing the work well
under normal conditions.
June loth. I visited Connaught Lodge No.
501, Mimico, on this date, and spent one of the
pleasantest evenings of the year. W. Bro. West
worked the E. A. degree to my satisfaction.
Connaught is a young lodge with a congenial
membership and good prospects.
June 13th. Accompanied by P. M. Bro.
French, W. Bro. Hainan and several brethren from
Toronto, I visited Riverpark Lodge No. 356,
Streetsville, on this date. There was no candidate
but W. Bro. Hubbell exemplified the E. A. degree
and showed that he was capable of putting on the
degree in a satisfactory manner. The lodge is
favoured with having a number of capable P. Ms.
such as W. Bro. Taylor, W. Bro. Goodison, W.
Bro. Church, W. Bro. Couse and others who watch
the landmarks and maintain a good standard of
efficiency in the regular officers. Riverpark's posi-
tion is sound and her prospects good.
June 20th. I made my official visit to Ionic
Lodge No. '229, Brampton, on this date. Ionic is
my mother lodge, so I am thoroughly conversant
with its condition and the capability of its officers,
W. Bro. Hainan initiated two candidates and the
work could not easily have been improved upon.
After the initiation of the candidates the W. M.
gave a very fine address, impressing upon the breth-
ren their duty to one another as brother Masons,
and to themselves. I was pleased to be accom-
224 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
panied on this visit by R- W. Bro. Geo. H. vSmith,
V. W. Bro. Sturrock and visitin<,f brethren from
Bolton, Caledon East, Port Credit and Toronto.
This lodge had the misfortune during the past vear
to lose by death its very efficient Secretary, R. W.
Bro. W. H. McFadden, whose memory will long be
kept green by the members of Ionic, whom he
served so well.
On June 26th I visited vShamrock U.D. Lodge,
Toronto, which I had instituted a short time pre-
viously, and was pleased to see the progress they
had made, having already in the short time since
their institution thirtv initiations to their credit.
R. W. Bro. H. C. vScully, the present W. M;, ex-
emplified the E. A. degree in a most satisfactory
manner, as was only to be expected. The officers
were all capable and proficient in the work. A fine
gathering was present and Shamrock Lodge is set-
ing out under most favourable auspices, and seems
to have a very promising future before it.
On July 11th I made my last official visit to
Mimico Lodge No. 369, Lambton Mills. W. Bro.
Marshall initiated a candidate under unfavourable
conditions in a fairly satisfactory manner. Natur-
ally the same degree of proficiency cannot be ex-
pected from lodges whose officers are widely scat-
tered and who have neither the opportunity of
rehearsing the work together or of visiting the
other lodges. But Mimico Lodge has a good set
of officers, is housed in comfortable quarters, and
has good prospects.
In conclusion, I have only to thank the breth-
ren again for many kindnesses, and to assure them
that the memory of my association with them dur-
ing the past year will be cherished for long years
to come.
May the Great Architect of the Universe sus-
tain us all and keep us worthy of the honoured
name we bear as Free and Accepted Masons.
Fraternally submitted,
JAMES R. FALLIS, D.D.G.M.,
Toronto District No. 11.
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226 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
TORONTO EAST DISTRICT No. 11a.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful vSir and Brethren:
As we draw to the close of another Masonic
year, it is my pleasant duty to submit to you my
report as District Deputy Grand Master for Tor-
onto East District No. 11a. In so doing, I desire
to tender my sincere thanks to the brethren of the
district for the honour and distinction conferred
upon me in electing me to this honourable and
responsible position, and to the lodges generally for
their hearty co-operation, and to the members in-
dividually in helping me to perform the duties
which such an office demands. Particularly am I
grateful to all those who have so kindly assisted
me in my work, being in a very special way in-
debted to R. W. Bro. A. David'^son and W. ' Bro.
J. H. Dunlop.
My first official duty after being installed was
the appointment of W. Bro. T. A. Lamon, P. M.
of Richmond Lodge No. 23, as District Secretary.
The willingness with which he accompanied me on
my visits and discharged the various duties of the
office stands as a credit to himself and to the dis-
trict.
Before reporting in detail concerning the res-
spective lodges, there are a few points of general
interest to which I would refer.
Shortly after the opening of the present term
early last autumn, I was communicated with in
regard to the founding of a new lodge in our dis-
trict and it is with the greatest satisfaction that I
am now able to report to you its institution on the
3rd day of December, 1915. It is to be known as
"Canada" Lodge, meeting in the Riverdale Temple,
in the City of Toronto, and judging from the
officers under whose directions it was opened and
has been so competently maintained throughout the
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON. 1916 227
present year, I can with the highest confidence
recommend its charter being granted by the Grand
Lodge.
Regarding the primary duty of my office, viz.,
that of inspection, I would like to state a few of
the gratifying points which were brought to my
notice: Firstly, that membership throughout the
entire district is increasing; that the harmony and
enthusiasm which everywhere exists must neces-
sarily result in stronger and more influential lodges;
that the best possible judgment seems to have been
used in the appointment of Secretaries, because they
prove themselves not only good Masons but prac-
tical book-keepers. The lodge rooms for the most
part are neatly kept and appropriately furnished,
and what is more encouraging to a D.D.G.M., the
W. M. and officers seem anxious to do their work
as perfectly as possible and are genuinely grateful
for any suggestion or information given.
During my official term I have endeavoured
as far as possible to encourage uniformity of work
throughout the district; but I also feel that this
cannot be entirely accomplished until a lodge of
instruction can be held for the country lodges, at
least once a year. I had anticipated being able to
arrange for such a lodge of instruction jointly with
District No. 11, but after looking carefully into the
matter I found that on account of difficulty of
central location and lack of a suitable lodge room
it was impossible this year to carry out the project.
I deeply regret that such was the case and until
some means can be found to solve this difficulty
I fear that Masonry will not rise to the high stand-
ard we otherwise could hope for.
Before closing my report I feel that I must
make mention of the remarkable way in which
Masonic interest is keeping pace with military in-
terest. As the problems of our empire grow more
critical, the members of our craft in a like measure
seem to be realizing more and more their respons-
ibilities, and as a result our pride in the institution
grows stronger and deeper as we witness the con-
tinual life sacrifices which are being made by our
228 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
fellow brethren and the manner in which the craft
is rallying to support the needs of our empire.
I, as representative of this district, take this
opportunity to extend to each and every member
of this Grand Lodge who has suffered bereavement
the sincerest and fraternal sympathy of Toronto
East 11a District.
St. John's Lodge No. 75, Toronto. November
1st, 1915. This was my first official visit and the
splendid reception tendered me was most inspiring.
W. Bro. E. S. Calder and his officers conferred the
first degree in a most excellent manner. There was a
good attendance of visitors present including the
W. M. and members of Coronati Lodge and several
from Richmond Hill. The Secretary has his books
and finances in good shape. This is one of the few
lodges in the district that have no arrears and the
prospects for the future are very bright. I was
pleased to visit this lodge on the evening of April
3rd, which was known as "Empire Night." A most
enjoyable evening was spent. After the conferring
of a first degree the brethren repaired to the ban-
cjuet room, where a most instructive and interest-
ing address was delivered by M. W. Bro. Dr. Gog-
gin, P.G.M. of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba.
Georgina Lodge No. 343, Toronto, November
6th, 1915. I visited this lodge accompanied by W.
Bro. John H. Dunlop and members from Richmond
Hill. The first degree was conferred by W. Bro.
O. P. McGregor and his officers very acceptably.
There was a good attendance of members and
visitors from city lodges. The books of the lodge,
under the care of Bro. Geo. Thompson, are in
excellent shape with a very substantial balance and
a good collection was taken for our boys at the
front, who are serving their King and country.
The membership has increased very rapidly during
the last year and the future prospects are very
bright. I had also the pleasure of visiting this
lodge on the evening of April 1st, on which occas-
ion the ruling Masters of the city in District 11a
occupied the chairs. W. Bro. McGregor spared no
pains in making the meeting a huge success.
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Zeredatha Lodge No. 220, Uxbridge, December
20th, 1915. I visited this lodge accompanied by
R. W. Bro. Arthur Davidson. W. Bro. Shelley and
his officers exemplified the first degree fairly well,
considering that it was the first work the W. M.
had done. There was a good attendance of visitors,
particularly from King Edward Lodge, Sunderland.
The P. Ms. of Zeredatha Lodge are very enthusias-
tic. W. Bro. Hare, the Secretary, has his books in
excellent shape.
Malone Lodge No. 512, Sutton, January 19th,
1916. On the evening of the above date I made my
official visit to this lodge. W. Bro. Greenwood
conferred the first degree. He was at somewhat of
a disadvantage, owing to the absence of the Senior
Warden and Junior Deacon. Yet the work was satis-
factorily performed. I was pleased to be accom-
panied by R. W. Bro. Francis, P.D.D.G.M. of
District 11. The lodge was favoured with a large
number of visitors from Sharon and Tuscan Lodges.
Richmond Lodge No. 23, Richmond Hill,
January 26th, 1916. W. Bro. Wright, W. M., con-
ferred a first degree. The Junior Warden and
Junior Deacon were absent, due to illness; their
chairs were occupied by W. Bro. Cowie and V. W.
Bro. McMahon. This being my mother lodge I
asked R. W. Bro. Fallis to accompany me and re-
port upon the work presented. This he very kindly
consented to do. In his comment on the work he
excused the W.M. for any slight embarrassment due
to the many visitors and expressed himself as satis-
fied with the rendering of the degree. There was
a large attendance of visitors hailing from Rising
Sun, Vaughan and Patterson Lodges, St. John's
No. 75, Toronto, Canada Lodge U.D. Toronto,
and York Lodge No. 156, Toronto. We were also
favoured with the presence of R. W. Bro. McLean,
P.D.D.G.M. of Toronto'* District No. 11. Rev.
Bro. Herbison gave an interesting and instructive
address on "The Boys at the Front."
St. George Lodge No. 367, Toronto, Februarv
4th, 1916. I made my official visit to St. George
Lodge No. 367, Toronto, W. Bro. Shone and his
230 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
officers conferred the first degree in a nice, clear,
smooth and impressive manner. The Secretary's
work, under the able management of Bro. R. C.
Gallaher, is being well taken care of. The lodge
apparently is in the best of hands.
Ionic Lodge No. 25, Toronto, Alarch 7th, 1916.
I visited officially Ionic Lodge, when W. Bro. W.
B. Milliken and his officers on this occasion had
the honour of revealing the first light of Masonry
to five candidates, all of whom had enlisted for
overseas service, among whom were two sons of
Bro. Chief Justice Garrow, an old and esteemed
member of the craft. The work was efficiently per-
formed throughout. This lodge is to be congratu-
lated on its venerable Treasurer, R. W. Bro.
Postlethwaite, who has been a member of the lodge for
44 years, 26 years of which he has acted as treas-
urer.
Rising Sun Lodge No. 129, Aurora, March 8th,
1916. I visited this lodge officially. There was a
splendid attendance of the brethren of the lodge
and many visitors from Richmond Hill, Maple,
Newmarket and Toronto. W. Bro. Doolittle, W.
M., conferred the E. A. degree in a very creditable
manner. The work of all his officers was performed
with confidence and fair accuracy. A pleasing
event of the evening was a presentation of a testi-
monial to R. W. Bro. Carleton, P.D.D.G.M. of
Toronto West District No. 11, making him an
Hon. Life member of Rising vSun Lodge. The R.
W. Bro. replied in most fitting terms. Among the
visitors were R. W. Bros. Crosby, Carleton, Scully,
Radclifi"e and W. Bro. Miskelly. Riverdale Lodge
under the guardianship of their genial W. M., W.
Bro. Spring, attended in a body. A very pleasant
time was spent, chief event being interesting and
instructive address by Rev. Bro. Robinson, of
Vaughan Lodge. This lodge is in a most prosper-
ous condition.
Beaches Lodge No. 473, Toronto, March 10th,
1916. I visited this lodge officially. W. Bro.
Brandham and his officers conferred the first de-
gree to an ideal candidate, Rev. Bro. Christie, in a
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 231
very satisfactory manner. I. P.M., W. Bro. Gard-
iner, gave an impressive rendering of the charge.
The members of this lodge seem to be in perfect
harmony. The future prospects are bright.
Stevenson Lodge No. 218, Toronto, March 13th,
1916. W. Bro. Hamilton and his officers conferred
the third degree in a most satisfactory manner.
The W. M's. work was clear and impressive. He
was ably supported throughout his degree by his
excellent choir. The books of both Secretary and
Treasurer are models of neatness. This lodge is in
good hands.
St. Andrew's Lodge No. 16, Toronto, March
14th, 1916. I officially visited this lodge, accom-
panied by W. Bro. Wright and brethren of Rich-
mond Lodge and received a truly royal welcome
from W. Bro. Bolus, the W. M. of this historic
lodge A first degree was conferred by the W. M.
and his officers in a manner that could scarcely be
excelled. The candidate was a son of W. Bro.
Kingston, a highly esteemed P. M. of the lodge.
The Secretary's books are well kept, and the future
of this lodge is sure to be one of success and pros-
perity.
Acacia Lodge No. 430, Toronto, March 20th,
1916. I visited above lodge officially on March
20th, accompanied by R. W. Bro. Dr. Walter, P.
D.D.G.M. W. Bro. Reynolds exemplified the
second degree in a very satisfactory manner. All
his officers appear well skilled. I had the pleasure
at an earlier date, October 18th, 1915, of visiting
the lodge, when W. Bro. French who was in the
chair, conferred a first degree in an able and
intelligent manner. On this occasion I had the
pleasure of presenting R. W. Bro. Dr. Walters, the
immediate Past District Deputy, with his suit of
regalia, as a token of the esteem in which he is held
by the brethren of the district.
Zeta Lodge No. 410, Toronto, March 24th, 1916.
My visit of inspection of this lodge was made on
the above date. W. Bro. Pease, W.M., conferred
a first degree. I was deeply impressed with the
232 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
earnestness and efficiency of his work. The junior
officers had their work well in hand. This lodge is
evidently in a prosperous condition.
Orient Lodge No. 339, Toronto, April 4th,
1916. I visited this lodge officially, when the first
degree was conferred in a very satisfactory manner
by W. Bro. A. S. Weiss, W.M., and his officers.
I had the pleasure for the first time during my year
of office to see a W. M. in khaki. W. Bro. Weiss
has obeyed the call from our King and country, as
so many of the Masonic brethren are doing through-
out the entire district. I was pleased to see pre-
sent R. W. Bros. A. B. Crosby and R. W. Bro. Dr.
Walters, P. D. D.G.Ms. The Secretary's books are
all that could be desired. This lodge appears to be
in a good condition.
Canada Lodge U.D., Toronto, April 7th, 1916.
I had the pleasure of instituting this lodge Decem-
ber 3rd, 1915. I was ably assisted by R. W. Bros.
H. T. Smith, H. A. Nicholls and A. B. Crosby,
V. W. Bro. McMahon and W. Bro. T. A. Lamon,
District Secretary.
The occasion was a pleasant, one as it marked
the beginning of a lodge of young and energetic
Masons, whose activities will now find scope to
advance and maintain the traditions of our beloved
order. I again visited the lodge officially on April
7th, 1916, and the officers presented an E. A.
degree for my review. The work was very accept-
ably done. The W. M., W. Bro. J. Baker, is
painstaking and very zealous for the welfare of the
lodge. Bro. Sanderson has the work of the Secre-
tary well in hand, his books are most neatly kept.
On the occasion of this visit there was a splendid
attendance of visitors from the city lodges. At the
fourth degree we were honoured by the presence of
the 83rd Battalion band. This lodge has made
excellent progress since it has been instituted. I
think the work done, and the efficiency of the offi-
cers, entitles it to its warrant at this first meeting of
Grand Lodge.
Coronati Lodge No. 520, Toronto. During my
term of office I had the pleasure of being the guest
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 233
of Coronati Lodge three times, January 11th being
the first occasion, when I assisted W. Bro. Miskelly
to install the officers. On April 2nd, by request of
the W. M., I attended the Masonic opening service
of Dale Church, which was under the direction of
the lodge, Bro. Rev. J. D. Morrow filling the two-
fold position of Pastor and Chaplain. On the date
of my official visit, April 11th, I was accompanied
by R. W. Bro. Crosby, P.D.D.G.M., and W. Bro.
T. A. Lamon, District Secretarv. The first degree
was conferred in a highly commendable manner by
W. Bro. Burry and his officers. The rendering of
the J. Warden's lecture by W. Bro. Chas. Gigg was
also worthy of mention. The books of the Secre-
tary I found in the best possible form and reflect
great credit on that officer. This lodge is one of
the few which has no outstanding dues, and its-
future looks exceptionally bright.
Tuscan Lodge No. 99, Newmarket, December
8th, 1915. I went to the above lodge with the in-
tention of making a friendly visit, but unfortunatelv
owmg to decoration and repair work being done at
the hall they were unable to hold a meeting.
Later, on April 12th, my regular visit of inspection
was made when W. Bro. E. A. Boyd and his officers
conferred the first degree in a satisfactorv manner.
The books of the Secretary were found in good
condition, having a substantial cash balance.
Judging from the number and qualitv of the initia-
tions during the last six months, this lodge seems
to have entered upon a new era of usefulness and
prosperity.
Doric Lodge No. 316, Toronto. April 20th.
1916. This lodge was visited by me on this date.
There was a large attendance of brethren and visi-
tors. The third degree was conferred in an ad-
mirable manner by W. Bro. Harry E. Reid. He
was ably assisted by an excellent staff of officers.
The rendition of the ritualistic work was enhanced
very much by music supplied by the choir from
Stevenson Lodge. The Secretary's books were neat
and well kept. The banquet proceedings on this
occasion were elaborate, the Master discharging the
234 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
duties of toastmaster in an admirable way. The
prospects of this lodge are bright. I also visited
this lodge on January 20th, when I had the pleas-
sure of assisting R. W. Bro. Bilger, P.D.D.G.M., in
the installation of the officers.
Riverdale Lodge No. 494, Toronto, April 28th,
1916. My visit of inspection was made to this
lodge at the regular meeting on above date, ac-
companied by R. W. Bro. Francis, P.D.D.G.M.,
W. Bro. A. Wright and members of Richmond
Lodge No. 23, Richmond Hill, a number of breth-
ren from Rising Sun No. 129, Aurora, Patterson
Lodge No. 265, Thornhill, besides a large number
of visitors from city lodges. The ^Master, W. Bro.
J. A. vSprmg, is painstaking and enthusiastic; his
portion of the ceremony, which was the raising of
a candidate, was conferred in a thoroughly satisfac-
tory manner. I was also a visitor at this lodge on
December 29th, 19L5, accompanied bv R. W. Bros.
A. B. Crosby, P.D.D.G.M., for the purpose of
assisting W. Bro. Miskelly to install the officers.
The finances of this lodge are in a splendid con-
dition and the TJecretary's books are well kept.
Markham Union Lodge No. 87, Markham, May
12th, 1916. An exceedingly hearty greeting was
extended to me by the members of the above lodge
on above date when I made my official visit. The
Fellow Craft degree was conferred most efficiently,
due to both confident officers and a capable can-
didate. R. W. Bro. Dr. Walters, P.D.D.G.M., the
W. M. and members of Acacia Lodge, Toronto,
also a number of visitors from surrounding lodges
were in attendance. W. Bro. Stewart, the W. M.,
is to be congratulated on the splendid enthusiasm
that exists in the lodge and its popularity with
eastern city lodges. Doubtless R. W. Bro. David-
son, P.D.D.G.M., has contributed largely to the
success of Markham Union, it being his home
lodge.
Sharon Lodge No. 97, Queensville. I visited
this lodge on May 16th. Due to a previous ar-
rangement a lecturer had been procured in the per-
son of R. W. Bro. Rev. Dr. Kanawin. The R. W.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 235
Bro. was unable to attend, owing to illness, but an
efficient substitute was secured in the person of R.
W. Bro. H. T. Smith. The R. W. Bro. gave a
most interesting and edifying address on the sym-
bols and allegories of the entered apprentice de-
gree. The W. Master, W. Bro. Miller, opened and
closed in the several degrees. His work and those
of his officers was performed in a satisfactory man-
ner. This lodge seems to be working in harmony.
Brock Lodge No. 354, Cannington. My official
visit was made to this lodge on May 12th, 1916.
Owing to the absence of the W. M., W. Bro.
Foster conferred the second degree. The work of
the acting W. M. and his officers was performed
satisfactorily. I regret that an unpleasant feeling
exists among some of the brethren, but I have
reason to believe that this will soon be eradicated,
and that the lodge will ere long revive to its former
efficiency.
Richardson Lodge No. 136, Stouffville. My
official visit to this lodge was paid on May 19th.
W. Bro. Shaw, W. M., in the chair. The work of
the evening was the conferring of an entered ap-
prentice degree. The W. M. and his officers per-
formed their respective duties in a satisfactory
manner. This lodge is ably supported by its P.
Ms. who took portions of the work in a very credit-
able manner. The number of visitors would have
been much larger but for the unfavourable condi-
tion of the roads. This lodge seems to be on the
verge of an era of prosperity.
Doric Lodge No. 424, Pickering. At my official
visit to this lodge on May 26th, the passing of a
candidate was the work taken by W. Bro.Crummer
and his officers. It was as efficiently done as can
be expected under existing conditions of country
lodges. A noteworthy point was the splendid sup-
port extended by its P. Ms., who appear to be well
skilled in the work and very enthusiastic. The
latter part of the evening was passed in an instruc-
tive discussion regarding the work of the several
degrees. There was a goodly attendance of visitors
236 GRAND LODGE OF CANi^DA
hailing from Markham, Brougham Union and St.
John's, Toronto.
Brougham Union Lodge No. 269, Claremont.
June 9th, 1916. I visited this lodge at an emer-
gency meeting on the above date. W. Bro. Mor-
gan, W. M., with his regular staff of officers, con-
ferred the E. A. degree. The work was creditably
performed, particularly that of the W. jSI. Despite
bad roads and a wet night, Richardson brethren
were in attendance. The beginning of the year for
the lodge was very quiet but several applications
have recently been received, so that the present
vear's work will be quite up to the average. After
lodge a social hour was spent around the festive
board.
In conclusion, I again wish to thank the breth-
ren for the many kindnesses and courtesies extended
to me during my term of office, and particularly
on the occasion of my visits to the lodges. I shall
always cherish in my heart the memory of this, to
me, eventful year.
Fraternally submitted,
W. H. LEGGE, D.D.G.M.,
Toronto East District No. 11a.
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238 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
ONTARIO DISTRICT No. 12.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, (3fficers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful .^ir and Brethren:
I herewith submit my report as D.D.G.M. for
Ontario District No. 12 for the past Masonic year.
I first wish to express my gratitude to the
brethren for the confidence expressed in honouring
me with the distinguished position, and also for the
many acts of courtesy and assistance which they
have so cheerfully extended to me throughout the
whole district. I have had the pleasure of visiting
all the lodges in the district and find the work done,
in most instances, of a high order. Harmony and
goodwill prevail. I have everywhere directed the
attention of the brethren to the extra demand
which must inevitably be made on the Board of
Benevolence, as a direct outcome of the great war.
I feel sure that any demand the Board of Benevo-
lence find necessary to make will be responded to
by District No. 12"^ to the last dollar.
My first official visit was made to King Ed-
ward Lodge No. 464, Sunderland, on Friday, No-
vember 19th, 1915,- accompanied by W. Bro. W. M.
Vanvalkenburg and Bro. F. G. Erskine, of Compo-
site Lodge No. 30, Whitby. The attendance,
considering the extremely bad weather, was very
good. The first degree was conferred by W. Bro.
Doble and his officers in a most satisfactory man-
ner. This is one of the best working lodges in the
district, showing the careful supervision of Past
Masters, of whom W. Bros. Shier, Dr. Oliver and
Purvis, the painstaking and efficient vSecretary,
were prominent.
Composite Lodge No. 30, Whitby. Having
numerous opportunities of observing the work done
in this, my mother lodge, I chose the 28th of Dec-
ember, 1915, the night of installation, for my official
visit, when by dispensation, the Festival of St.
John the Evangelist was being observed. The
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON. 1916 239
officers were installed and invested by W. Bro. G.
W. P. Every, after which the newly installed Mas-
ter and his officers closed the lodge in the three
degrees in a creditable manner. This, the oldest
lodge, is one of the most vigorous in the] district.
Finances in fair shape and prospects good.
Spry Lodge No. 406, Fenelon Falls. I visited
this lodge on April 12th. After general business
had been disposed of, the officers of Spry Lodge
vacated the chairs, which were assumed by W. Bro.
Chas. Callan and officers of King George V. Lodge,
Coboconk, who exemplified the first degree wuth
credit, after which W. Bro. R. N. Mitchell and
officers of Spry Lodge conferred the third degree,
introducing musical ritual, which added greatly to
the impressiveness of the ceremony. This is an-
other of our good working and enthusiastic lodges.
and I shall long remember my visit to Fenelon
Falls and Spry Lodge.
On May 5th. I visited Faithful Brethren
Lodge No. 77, Lindsay. The work of the evening
was the first degree, which was conferred in a
satisfactorv manner bv W. Bro. Philip Morgan and
officers. R. W. Bros. J. B. Begg, P.D.D.G.M.
District No. 12 and A. M. Fulton, P.D.D.G.M.
District No. 21, were present. This the largest
lodge in this district, with a host of efficient and
enthusiastic P.Ms., is the centre of Masonic light
for the lodges on the northern part of this district,
but like my predecessor in office, I think the
establishment of a second lodge here would pro-
mote the best and truest efficiency. Finances very
good and prospects good.
Murray Lodge No. 408, Beaverton, was visited
on May 12th, when the attendance was very large.
W. Bro. F. Rilance and his officers conferred the
second degree in an able manner. After labour
a Banquet was tendered to W. Bro. Lt. Col. Sam
Sharpe and brethren enlisted in the 116th O. S.
Battalion, then mobilizing in Beaverton, prepara-
tory to the "Great trek through Ontario County."
Thr affairs of this lodge are in able hands and the
prospects good.
240 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
On June 6th. I visited Harding Lodge No. 477
at Woodville. The attendance was good, brethren
from Beaverton . Kirkfield and Cambray being
present. The work, the second degree, was exempli-
fied. The W. Master was most efficient, other
officers, fair; Senior Warden absent, Secretary very
able and energetic. Finances good and prospects
good.
I visited Victoria Lodge No. 398, Kirkfield. on
June 7th, accompanied by W. Bros. Staback and
Granger of Harding Lodge and Bro. W. M. Van-
valkenburg of Composite Lodge No. 30. The work
of the evening, the second degree, .was conferred
in a satisfactory manner. After many vicissitudes
the lodge is now comfortably housed and appears
to have a bright future before it.
I was accompanied on mv visit to King George
V. Lodge No. 498, Coboconk, on June 8th, by V. W.
Bro. E. Mosgrove and W. Bros. Dr. Ross and A.
E Oliphant, and several brethren of Victoria
Lodge. There being no candidate for degrees, I
requested \V. Bro. Callan to open and close his
lodge in the several degrees, which he did with
credit to the craft. This lodge is in good hands
and will do a creditable year's work.
Fidelity Lodge No. 428, Port Perry was visited
on June 9th, when, in spite of the inclement
weather, there was a good attendance. The work
of the evening was the election of officers, following
which the third degree was conferred by W. Bro.
Munro and his officers, with the assistance of R.
W. Bro. Hutchison and W. Bros. Beatty and Spurr.
This lodge appears to have capable officers and
under W. Bro. Letcher, the Master-elect, should
do better work. The lodge premises and appoint-
ments are very fine. Finances good and prospects
good.
Verulam Lodge No. 268, Bobcavgeon, was visi-
ted officially by R. W. Bro. A. M.' Fulton, at my
request and as my deputy, on June 9th, and he
reported as follows: "The lodge conferred the first
degree and did the work very creditably indeed."
I also visited this lodge on April 12th, when I
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 2-41
inspected the lodge premises and Secretary's books,
and also met some of the members. This lodge
has new and well-appointed rooms. Finances
good. Prospects good.
On June 13th I made my official visit to
Lebanon Lodge No. 139, and Cedar Lodge No. 270,
Oshawa, at a joint meeting, when at the invitation
of the lodges the M. W. the Grand Master was
present. The third degree was exemplified by W.
M., D. M. Hall, and the officers of Lebanon Lodge
in a faultless manner, which I considered the best
work offered for inspection during my term of office.
W. M. Thos. Hawkes and officers of Cedar Lodge
assumed the chairs and closed the lodge in the
three degrees with credit to themselves and the
craft. There was a very large attendance, brethren
of Composite Lodge No. 30 and Fidelity Lodge No.
428 and surrounding district attending to honour
the guest of the evening. After refreshments the
brethren reassembled in the lodge room, when W.
Bro. F. L. Fowke, on behalf of both lodges, in an
able and eloquent address, congratulated the M. W.
the Grand Master, an old Oshawa boy, on his elec-
tion to his exalted position, to which he replied in
feeling terms and at some length. A programme of
music, song and story, in which the Master of
Ceremonies, R. W. Bro. P. H. Punshon, exemplified
the perfect host, brought an enjoyable evening to a
close. Masonry in Oshawa is in good hands and
flourishing.
I visited Somerville Lodge No. 451, Kinmount,
on June 14th. There being no candidate, I re-
quested the W. M. to open and close his lodge in
the three degrees, and give the obligations, which
he did in a very excellent manner. While in open
lodge, the W. M., Bro. Wm. McCluny, on behalf
of the members, presented W. Bro. W. M. Well-
stood, with a Master Mason's emblem, in recog-
nition of valuable services during their time of
adversity. The lodge is slowly recovering from loss
by fire, finances fair, prospects fair.
On June 15th I visited Arcadia Lodge No. 440,
Minden. The W. M. had been installed just one
242 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
week before my visit and exhibited signs of great
nervousness. There was no candidate for degree.
The W. M., Bro. R. T. Hughes, opened and closed
the lodge in the three degrees hesitatingly but cor-
rectly, and afterwards gave me the obligations of
the three degrees, which with a slight digression in
one penalty, he had correct. Finances good and
prospects fair.
North Entrance Lodge No. 463, Haliburton,
was visited on June 16th. There was no candidate
for degrees. The W. M., Bro. G. H. McBrien,
opened and closed the lodge in the three degrees.
This lodge is in good hands, and uniquely housed
in a little home of its own at the foot of the mount-
ain, and is flourishing financially, with good pros-
pects.
Mount Zion Lodge No. 39, Brooklin, was
visited by me on June 18th, accompanied by W. M.,
E. M. Deverall and Bros. Gale and Disney of
Composite Lodge No. 30. There was a fair attend-
ance of members, and the work of the evening, a
second degree, was conferred in a satisfactory man-
ner. Finances good and prospects fair.
I regret exceedingly having to report the death
of V. W. Bro. E. Mosgrove, Secretary of Victoria
Lodge No. 398, Kirkfield, who died very suddenly
of hemorrhage of the brain at an early hour on
Saturday, June the 10th. Bro. Mosgrove was a
tower of strength in his own and neighbouring
lodges and had been exceedingly kind in extending
the hospitality of his lodge when I made my official
visit to Victoria Lodge on June the 7th. His
sudden death affected me greatly, and I went to
Kirkfield to attend his funeral, which was very
largely attended, about one hunderd members from
Beaverton, Woodville, Coboconk and Lindsay
Lodges being present. After the lodge had been
opened, I assumed the gavel, dt the request of the
W. M. of Victoria Lodge, and, supported by R. W.
Bros. J. B. Begg and A. M. Fulton, performed the
last sad rites over the remains of our departed
brother.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 243
In conclusion let me again thank my brethren
for the courteous manner in which I have been
received on all my visits and to the many brethren
who have accompanied me and assisted in making
the year's work a pleasure.
Fraternally submitted,
A. T. LAWLER, D.D.G.M.,
Ontario District No. 12.
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PRINCE EDWARD DISTRICT No. 13.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren :
I take pleasure in submitting to you my report
as D. D. G. M. of Prince Edward District No. 13
for the Masonic year ending June 24th, 1916.
I take this opportunity of recording my deep
appreciation of the honour bestowed upon me by
the brethren of the district in electing me to this
high and honourable position. I also wish to ex-
press my gratitude to W. Bro. Fitzgerald, who has
been good enough to act as my Secretary, for his
faithful assistance in that capacity, also to W. Bro.
Barker, District Chaplain, and the brethren who
accompanied me on many of my official visits.
It was my privilege to visit every lodge in the
district at their regular meetings, notwithstanding
slight indispositions and some stormy drives. I
have endeavoured to faithfully discharge the duties
and responsibilities incumbent on my office, and for
any shortcomings or failures I must claim your in-
dulgence.
I have found the W. Ms. and Wardens thor-
oughly familiar with the ritualistic part of the work
and capable of managing their respective lodges
with skill and ability. In some instances improve-
ment could be made in the floor work by instructing
the Deacons more carefully, which would add mater-
ially to the attractiveness and effectiveness of the
work.
The Secretaries throughout the district have
been prompt and punctual in sending their sum-
mons for the regular and emergency meetings, and
produced their books freely for inspection when
requested, and I might say that as a whole, the
finances of the lodges are carefully looked after;
the work throughout is good and peace and har-
mony prevail.
246 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
I called a meeting of the Masters and Past
Masters of the district on Thursday, October 28th,
1915, at Belleville, when a Past Masters' Associa-
tion was formed, and the question of re-distribu-
tion was considered, and the decision of the meet-
ing, which was that Prince Edward District No. 13
was perfectly satisfied to remain as they are, was
forwarded by me to M. W. Bro. Malone, chairman
of the committee. As there was already an exist-
ing Past Masters' Association among the Belleville
lodges it was thought that to make the 'District As-
sociation a success it would be necessary to have an
amalgamation of the two associations. At th^
quarterlv meeting of the district association, held
in Belleville, Monday, April 24th, 1916, the amal-
gamation of the two associations was consummated
into the Past Masters' Association of Prince Ed-
ward District No. 13, with R. W. Bro. Col. Lazier
as president, and R. W. . Bro. Drummond, Sec-
Treas.
Lodge of Instruction.
A Lodge of Instruction was held under the
auspices of Prince Edward Lodge, in their beautiful
room, on the afternoon and evening of May 8th,
1916, at which we had the honour of having with
us the ]VL W. Bro. vS. A. Luke, our esteemed Grand
Master, who received a most hearty welcome from
the brethren of Prince Edward District. The after-
noon proceedings were opened by the W. M. and
officers of Prince Edward Lodge No. 18, who re-
ceived the Grand Lodge officers and the visiting
brethren. The W. M. and officers of Trent Lodge
Trenton, then proceeded to exemplify the first
degree, which was done in a very efficient manner.
Then followed the exemplification of the work in
the second degree by the officers of Star in the
East Lodge, Wellington, which was done in a most
acceptable manner. Some discussion took place
after each degree, during which questions were
asked and answered by the D.D.G.M. and the
respective lodges were complimented on the manner
of their work.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 247
Lodge then called off to partake of a sumptuous
banquet at the Parish Hall, where nearly 200 were
present, and after listening to very pleasing and
instructive addresses from the Grand Master, R.
W. Bros. Ponton and Cobb, W. Bros. Barber,
Tobey and other visiting brethren we returned to
the lodge room for the evening session when the
lodge room was filled to overflowing. The third
degree was exemplified by a team of P. Ms. from
the Belleville Lodges in a most pleasing manner, for
which the Grand Master and District Deputy
complimented them. After a few remarks from the
Grand Master regarding the work and his pleasure
with the condition in which he found the district,
the lodge was closed down in the different degrees
by the officers of Prince Edward Lodge.
Fraternal Dead.
The following brethren have been reported to
have passed to the Grand Lodge above during
the past year from Prince Edward District:
Moira Lodge No. 11, Belleville: Bro. Chas.
Boardman Foster, died Sunday, February 13th,
1916; Bro. C. Thomas Doctor, December 5th, 1915:
Bro. David Jas. Fairfield, April 12th, 1916; Bro.
Wm. Lott, April 18th, 1916; Bro. Wm. Allen Pringle
September 22nd, 1915. St. John's Lodge No. 17,
Cobourg: W. Bro. Thomas Rowe, January 20th,
1916; Bro. Harry Curso, November 2nd, 1915.
Prince Edward Lodge No. 18, Picton: W. Bro.
Walter R. Leavens, February 8th, 1916; Bro. Thos.
Geo. Wright, June 4th, 1916; Bro. Wm. T. vShannon
April 24th, 1916. Trent Lodge No. 38, Trenton:
W. Bro. Randall Cronk, January 16th, 1916; Bro.
Lewis Abbott, August 1st, 1915; Bro. Wesley Weese
May 10th, 1916. Consecon Lodge No. 50, Con-
secon: Bro. Wm. Bowen, August 13th, 1915.
Golden Rule Lodge No. 126, Campbellford: Bro.
Fred. K. Benor, I.G. Colborne Lodge No. 91, Col-
borne: W. Bro. R. L. W. Coxall, Bro. H. Scripture.
Franck Lodge No. 127, Frankford: Bro. Geo. N.
Weston. Percy Lodge No. 161, Warkworth: Bro.
Alex. Weatherston, Julv 3rd, 1915. Star in the
East Lodge No. 164, Wellington: W. Bro. W. E.
248 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
McFaul. Tweed Lodge No. 239: W. Bro. Wray,
February 3rd, 1916. Eureka Lodge No. 283,
Belleville: R. W. Bro. Wm. Webster. Craig Lodge
No. 401, Deseronto: Bro. William Donaldson, Jan-
uary 12th, 1916.
Official Visits.
My first official visit was made on October 20th
1915 to Percy Lodge No. 16, Warkworth, when the
second degree was exemplified by W. Bro. Arm-
strong and officers satisfactorily, books are well
kept, finances and prospects fair. I called their
attention to the fact that they were late in open-
ing lodge, and that a social evening at stated times
would tend to stimulate the interests of the breth-
ren in the work and strengthen the ties of brother-
hood. I w^as accompanied by W. W. Fitzgerald,
District Secretary and six brethren from vStar in
the East Lodge.
On October 22nd 1 visited Bancroft Lodge No.
482, where we had a fine meeting. In the absence
of W. Bro. Embrey, who is overseas, W. Bro.
Morrison occupied the chair and exemplified the
working of the first and third degrees in a manner
that would do credit to any lodge, and was ably
supported by a fine staff of officers. The lodge is
fortunate in having a fine Secretary, who keeps the
books in splendid shape; finances are good and pros-
pects bright.
I visited Marmora Lodge No. 222 on Monday,
November 15th, 1915. My visit here was one of
the most pleasant, the second degree was very
creditably exemplified by W. Bro. Inkster and a
fine staff of officers. A pleasing feature of the even-
ing was the presentation to W. Bro. Capt. Gladney
by Bro. E. Gus Porter, at the conclusion of a most
pleasing and patriotic address by Bro. Porter, Bro.
Captain Blucker was presented with a fine club bag,
by Bro. R. Cook, in a fine and interesting speech.
Among other speakers of the evening were R. W.
Bro. Col. Ponton, R. W. Bros. Dr. Potts and Dr.
Cobb. The books and finances are in good con-
dition and prospects the brightest.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 249
On November 16th I paid my official visit to
Madoc Lodge No. 48, where we had a fine meeting.
The second degree was exemplified by W. Bro.
Morrison in a manner which proved him to be a
past master in the science, and was well supported
by his officers. I was accompanied by W. Bro.
Fitzgerald, District Secretary, R. W. Dr. Cobb and
several brethren from vStar in the East Lodge. The
books and finances are in good shape and prospects
fair.
On November 25th, 1915, I visited Stirling
Lodge No. 69, where we had a most successful
meeting. The first degree was worked by W. Bro.
Mecklejohn and a fine set of officers in a manner
second to none, showing that they had the work at
heart. The books are well kept, finances good,
prospects bright with coming officers. We enjoyed
a most pleasant fourth degree with many visitors
from Marmora and surrounding lodges.
On December 2nd I had the pleasure of visit-
ing the Belleville Lodge No. 123, when, as usual,
we had a fine meeting. I was accompanied by my
faithful Secretary and several brethren from Star
in the East Lodge. The third degree was exempli-
fied by W. Bro. McCarthy and officers in a most
pleasing manner. The fourth degree was quite in
keeping with the good work in the lodge room and
enjoyed by a large number of brethren. R. W.
Bro. Col. Ponton gave a very pleasing address.
We also had an interesting address from a visiting
brother from Scotland. The books are well kept,
finances good, prospects bright.
I paid my official visit to Craig Lodge No. 401,
Deseronto, on December 7th, 1915, and was accom-
panied by R. W. Bro. W. T. Wilkins, of Trent
Lodge. The second degree was exemplified by W.
Bro. McMiching and officers in a very satisfactory
manner. Craig Lodge room and tracing boards are
a credit to the brethren and should be an incentive
to attend lodge. The books are well kept, finances
and prospects good.
250 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
On December loth I visited Moira Lodge No. 11
Belleville, when I was received in the usual
warm Masonic manner, in which the Belleville
brethren are artists. The first degree was worked
by W. Bro. Bleecker in a very creditable manner
assisted by a staff of coming officers. The officers
for the ensuing year were elected. At the close of
the evening's labours we sat down to a fine banquet
which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The books
and finances are good, prospects bright.
On December 20th I visited Lake Lodge No.
215, Ameliasburg, accompanied by District Secre-
tary and a number of brethren. The surrounding
lodges were well represented, making a record
crowd for the hall. As no candidate was present I
requested W. Bro. Drummond to exemplify the
third degree, which he did in a very creditable
manner and was well assisted by his officers. The
fourth degree was a hummer, and as it was a cold
night, everybody seemed to have his appetite with
him. We had interesting addresses from R. W.
Bro. vStafford and others. The lodge has a most
efficient vSecretary, finances and prospects good.
On January 4th I paid my official visit to
Golden Rule Lodge No. 126, Campbellford. Had a
very cold auto drive from Trenton, as train con-
nections were poor. We had a very good turnout,
but the brethren do not turn out to support the
offi.cers as they should. Probably they will have
more of an incentive when they complete the new
temple, for which they have started a building fund.
The working of the first degree by W. Bro. Bell
and officers was splendid, the books are well kept,
and with more unity and working together the
lodge should have the brightest prospects. After
the work of the evening was ended we sat down to
a bountiful supper, which was enjoyed by all; we
had several interesting addresses.
On Tuesday evening, January 18th, 1916, I
had the pleasure of visiting my old home-town
lodge Trent No. 38, Trenton. Although one of the
worst storms of the year was raging we had a fine
time and splendid meeting. The third degree was
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. LONDON, 1916 251
exemplified by W. Bro. Potts and officers in a
manner leaving little room for criticism. The books
are well kept, finances and prospects good. We had
a very pleasant banquet at which we had interest-
ing addresses from R. W. Bro. Spencer, Bro.
Mayor Ireland and others.
On January 20th I visited Prince Edward
Lodge No. 18, Picton. In spite of stormy weather
and bad roads we had a splendid meeting of over
one hundred members and visiting brethren. x\s
there was no candidate present I requested W. Bro.
Pearce to work the second degree, which he and his
officers did in a very satisfactory manner. The
books are well kept, finances good and prospects
brightest. Among the Past Grand Lodge officers
present were W. Bros. Murch and Dr. Cobb.
Over one hundred sat down to a very sumptuous
banquet, which was enjoyed by all, evidenced by
no one leaving till the finish. Splendid addresses
were given by W. Bro. Barber, W. Murch, Dr.
Cobb, Rev. Sexsmith and others. We closed with
the National Anthem.
On February 14th I visited Franck Lodge No.
127, Frankford. Had a very cold drive from Tren-
ton but was repaid by being greeted by a good
turnout and fine meeting. In the absence of a
candidate I requested W. Bro. Lowry to work the
first degree, who although indisposed did excellent
work, and was well assisted by his officers. Several
visiting brethren from Stirling were present. The
lodge has an efficient Secretary in W. Bro. Howell;
books well kept, finances and prospects good.
On February 18th I visited Consecon Lodge
No. 50, Consecon. Although it was a bitterly cold
and stormy night we had a good turnout. The
first degree was exemplified by W. Bro. Cox and an
efficient staff of officers, in a manner which proved
that they had their work at heart, and left little
room for criticism. The lodge room is a credit to
the members, the books are well kept, finances
good and prospects bright. The abundant repast
was no exception to what Consecon Lodge usually
provides for the inner man, being second to none.
After an interesting address from W. Bro. Dr.
252 GRANp LODGE OF CANADA
Thornton and others the evening was closed by
singing the National Anthem.
On February 23rd, 1916, I paid my official
visit to Eureka Lodge No. 283, Belleville, where I
was greeted by a fine turnout. The second degree
was exemplified by W. Bro. Ackerman and officers
in a manner quite equal to the high standard of
work done by all the Belleville lodges, and was
made more impressive by the introduction of a
musical code, presided over by R. W. Bro. O' ,
Flynn. A pleasing feature of the evening was the
presentation to two Bros, going overseas by R. W.
Bro. Col. Lazier to R. W. Bro. O' Flynn in bright
patriotic addresses. The social entertainment, need-
less to say, was a success, as is the general rule in
Belleville, and was made interesting throughout by
patriotic and Masonic speeches, concluding a very
pleasant and instructive evening. The books of
the lodge are well kept, finances good and prospects
bright.
On February 29th, 1916 I visited St. John's
Lodge- No. 17, Cobourg. There was a fairly good
attendance and the third degree was exemplified in
a very satisfactory manner by W. Bro. Hunter,
assisted by V. W. Bro. Buck. The books of the
lodge are well kept, finances good and prospects
apparently bright. The fourth degree was very
interesting and enjoyed by all. W. Bro. Barker,
District Chaplain, gave a very interesting address.
There were several visiting brethren from different
parts of the district and from sister lodges to the
south of us.
On March 14th, 1916, I visited my mother
lodge, Star in the East No. 164, where I was greeted
by an excellent turnout. The first degree was ex-
emplified by W. Bro. Huff and officers in a manner
second to none, and I had to congratulate the new
officers on their work, which makes it an incentive
for the brethren to attend lodge. The books are
well kept, finances good and prospects bright.
The members gave me a fine banquet at which
nearly one hundred sat down. I had the pleasure
and honour of having at my right hand my father,
the oldest member of Trent Lodge No. 38. We
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 253
had a very pleasant evening of songs and speeches,
closing with the National Anthem in the wee sma'
hours.
On March 17th I visited Colborne Lodge No.
91, Colborne. The attendance was only fair.
W. Bro. Cochrane and officers, notwithstanding the
fact of its being their first time in the chairs, ex-
emplified the first degree in a very creditable
manner. They have a fine lodge room, which should
induce a full attendance. Books are well kept,
but there are too many outstanding dues. Finances
fair, prospects good.
On April 14th I visited Tweed Lodge No. 239,
Tweed. This was one of the hardest trips of the
year; the roads were very heavy and a cold wet
storm continued throughout the entire day. I was
amply repaid by the reception given me. The first
degree was exemplified by W. Bro. Logan and offi-
cers in a most pleasing manner, and the lodge room,
so beautifully furnished, added to the working of the
degree. The lodge is fortunate in having a very
efficient Secretary, who keeps the books in fine
shape; finances good, prospects bright. After the
labours of the evening I was entertained in their
beautiful hall below by a moving picture reel
entitled "Are you a Mason?" at which the families
of the brethren joined us in making a very enjoy-
able and social evening. I was accompanied by
Bros. Stewart, Bedell and Harris of Star in the East
Lodge and entertained by Bro. Sandy Grant, M.P.
P., who gave us a very pleasant time.
On April 18th, 1916, I made my last official
visit to United Lodge No. 29, Brighton, and it was
a case of last but not least. We had a fine turnout
and good meeting. The third degree was exempli-
fied by W. Bro. Morrow and officers in a manner
leaving little room for criticism. The lodge books
are well kept, finances good and prospects fine.
At the fourth degree we had a very pleasant time.
Fraternally submitted,
JOHN D. SHURIE, D.D.G.M.,
Prince Edward District No. 13.
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FRONTENAC DISTRICT No. 14.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
The year of 1915-16 in the 14th Masonic dis-
trict has been one of progress and my term of office
closes with condition of Masonry flourishing and
the relations of the lodges harmonious.
I visited all the lodges in the district with the
exception of St. Andrew's No. 497, Arden; this
visit was most kindly undertaken for me by R. W.
Bro. A. B. Carscallen, on very short notice, for
which my thanks are given.
I tried during my visits to impress upon the
officers and members of the various lodges the
necessity of more careful attention to the floor
work as tending to make the appearance of the
lodge much smarter and more correct.
The work of the lodges of the district is quite
good and uniform; it is not perfect and some few
lodges are much better than the others, but I
venture to say that on the whole it will compare
with any of the other districts. The work of the
Secretaries and their books are distinctly good.
All the Wardens give their charges. I am thor-
oughly in accord with a suggestion made by R. W.
Bro. Shanks in his report of last year, "that there is
need for Masonic instruction and that if the ritual-
istic work were curtailed on certain nights and an
hour devoted to some Masonic subject and followed
by criticism or questions from the members, a
larger amount of interest would be awakened, es-
pecially among the younger members.
We are not fair to our members. We take
their fees but do not render full value in the way
of instruction and education in our noble art," and
it seems to me Grand Lodge should move in the
matter.
256 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Official Visits.
Cataraqui Lodge No. 92, Kingston, October
8th, W. Bro. T. Bishop, W. M. Large attendance
and excellent work by all officers. This is the
largest lodge in point of numbers in the district.
Victoria Lodge No. 299, Centreville, October
21st, W. Bro. Brown, W. M. Work, second degree
well put on. The ladies provided a banquet at
which the Masons wives and daughters were pre-
sent, much to the pleasure of the brethren.
The Ancient St. John's No. 3, Kingston, Nov-
ember 4th, W. Bro. C. S. Kirkpatrick, W. M. A
large attendance and good work by the officers.
Prince of Wales Lodge No. 146, Newburgh,
November 17th, W. Bro. E. Hamilton, W. M.
Work, second degree, good work and good attend-
ance of members.
Maple Leaf Lodge No. 119, Bath, February
5th, W. Bro. H. T. Lindley, W. M. The night was
very cold, yet the attendance was fair and the work
of the first degree faultless.
Minden Lodge No. 253, Kingston, March 7th,
W. Bro. W. M. Campbell, W. M. Work, first de-
gree, well put on and a large attendance of mem-
bers.
Lome Lodge No. 404, Tamworth, April 14th,
W. Bro. Richardson, W. M. Good attendance and
work on the first degree well done. Being the
mother lodge of R. W. Bro. Carscallen, the work in
this lodge is kept keyed up by his careful over-
sight. The lodge regretted the laying aside of the
pen of the Secretary, V. W. Bro. Aylesworth, who
has filled that chair these many years and guided
the brethren by his mature and wise judgment.
Prince Arthur Lodge No. 228, Odessa, April
24th, W. Bro. W. Forsythe, W. M. Good work in
the third degree and good attendance.
Simpson Lodge No. 157, Newboro', May 4th,
W. Bro. Jas. W. Simmons, W. M. For the con-
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venience of the D.D.G.M. the brethren held an
emergent meeting which was quite well attended.
No candidates being present, the lodge was opened
and closed in the three degrees in a way that re-
flected credit on the officers.
Westport Lodge No. 441, Westport, May oth,
W. Bro. Brese, W. M. Good attendance and good
work in the second degree. The pleasure of the
evening was enhanced bv the presence of W. Bro.
W. S. R. Murch.
Union Lodge No. 9, Napanee, May 12th, W.
Bro. vS. Reed, W. M. Good attendance and ex-
cellent work in the second degree. After some re-
freshments R. W. Bro. Harrington gave a lecture
on the war, with lantern slides, which was very
much appreciated.
Leeds Lodge No. 201, Gananoque, May 16th,
W. Bro. T. Adair, W. M. The work of the first
degree, two candidates, was well done; there was a
good attendance. Few lodges in this or any other
district are housed as the brethren of Leeds; a
beautiful room, which reflects credit upon their
efforts. At the refreshments after the meeting the S.
W., Bro. Cox; gave a splendid address on "Ma-
sonic efficiency."
Albion Lodge No. 109, Harrowsmith, June 9th,
W. Bro. B. H. Campsall, W. M. Work, third de-
gree, well put on.
Rideau Lodge No. 460, Seeley's Bay, June 15,
W. Bro. B. H. Brown, W.M. In spite of the bad
weather there was a good attendance and the sec-
ond degree was well put on by W. Bro. Gardiner.
St. Andrew's Lodge No. 497, Arden, June 13th,
W. Bro. Loyst, W.M. R. W. Bro. A. B. Carscallen
took my place in making this visit and he reports
the work of the first degree well done and the
brethren most comfortably situated in their new hall
and the outlook good. Secretary's books and finan-
ces in good shape.
Using an idea gathered from the P. D.D.G.M.
of Georgian District and favored by the district
258 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
lodges, I called a local lodge of instruction under
the auspices of Lome Lodge No. 404, Tamworth,
consisting of Lome, Prince of Wales No. 146, New-
burgh; Victoria No. 299, Centreville; and St. An-
drews No. 497, Arden. The meeting was ably car-
ried out by R. W. Bro. A. B. Carscallen, who rep-
resented me, and he reports as follows: "The lodge
opened in the first degree at 2.15 by the W. ]\I.
and Wardens of Lome Lodge, who exemplified the
work of the first degree. The chairs were then taken
by the W. M. and officers of Prince of Wales Lodge,
who opened and exemplified the work of the second
degree. The lodge called off at 5.30 p.m. and the
brethren went to the Town Hall, where the ladies of
Red Cross had a bountiful supper awaiting them.
Lodge resumed labor at 7.30 p.m. The chairs were
taken by the W. M. and oflftcers of Victoria Lodge,
who opened and exemplified the work of the third
degree. Board of Trial, exemplified by R. W. Bro.
Longmore, V. W. Bro. Smeaton and W. Bro. C. R.
Jones, Bro. S. E. Kennedy as candidate. After each
degree the brethren were given the opportunity to
criticise and discuss the work. The work was so well
done all round as to afford very little room for the role
of critic. Lodge closed in harmony at 10.15 p.m., and
the members again repaired to the Town Hall to
find an elaborate banquet prepared by the ladies of
the Red Cross, and after discussing the good things
served them, listened to interesting and disting-
uished speakers. The P.D.D.G.M. adds, the suc-
cess of this plan at its inception proves that the
holding of two or three local lodges of instruction
will bear good fruit, the officers and brethren being
well kown to each other feel more at home, and
are less shy of asking questions than when surround-
ed bv brethren whom thev only meet verv occasion-
ally.''
On the 7th of March a Lodge of Instruction
was held under the auspices of St. John's Lodge
No. 3, Kingston. The work was divided between
the following lodges: The Ancient St. John's No. 3,
Cataraqui No. 92, Minden No. 253, Prince ArthurNo.
228, Albion No. 109, Maple Leaf No. 119, Union No. 9
and Leeds No. 201. Prince Arthur and Albion had not
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 259
a sufficient number of officers and Maple Leaf No. 119
did the work allotted to these lodges in addition to
their own. The work was quite well done, and in the
case of W. Bro. Lawley, of Maple Leaf, so well
done as to call forth a cordial encomium from the
Deputy Grand Master, who did us the honour of
coming from Hamilton to be our guest for the oc-
casion. He also at my request acted in the capac-
ity of critic and we certainly benefitted by the
kindly advice and criticism which he gave us.
There were about two hundred members pre-
sent and later at the banquet one hundred and
seventv listened with rapt attention and pleasure
to R. 'W. Bro. Wardrope and Bro. W. T. Mickle,
MP., who were the speakers of the evening.
The D. G. M's. address was a delight to all
present His ideals were high but absolutely within
the scope of the member of the order, and if in the
future they may be attained, Canada will be the
envy of the world in all departments of her govern-
ments.
My term of office is ended and I wish to thank
the brethren of the district for the honour they
conferred upon me, for the cordial and kindly re-
ceptions accorded me on my official visits, making
this the pleasantest and most instructive year of
my Masonic life. So much so that I lay down the
gavel with distinct regret. My hope is that the
advice and criticism which I had to offer may appeal
to the brethren and the seed that I have sown bear
blooms of pleasure for my successor.
I have to thank for their companv^ and advice
R. W. Bro. T. D. Minnes and V. W. Bro. J. R.
Smeaton — the latter was with me in eleven out of
thirteen visits — both are so well known and cordially
liked in the district, their reception is little short
of that accorded to the D. D. G. M. himself.
Fraternally sub'mitted,
J. H. BIRKETT, D.D.G.M.,
Frontenac District No. 14.
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ST. LAWRENCE DISTRICT No. 15.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren :
I beg to submit my report on the condition of
Masonry m St. Lawrence District No. 15 for the
past Masonic year. In doing so I wish to thank
the brethren for the honour they conferred on me
in electing me to this office. I appreciate the
honour and have tried, to the utmost of my ability,
to merit the confidence placed in me.
At the outset I may say that the condition of
Masonry m St. Lawrence District is thriving and
that the various lodges do the work in a manner
that allows of very little criticism.
My first official act was the appointing of W
Bro. Edward A. MacKenzie, of Sussex Lodge, as
District Secretary, and Bro. Rev. H. H. Bedford
Jones, of Salem Lodge, District Chaplain.
January 20th, 1916, I visited Rising Sun
Lodge No. 85, Athens, at which place, with the
assistance of R. W. Bro. Geo. K. Dewey, I had the
pleasure of installing the officers. Rising Sun is a
flourishing little lodge and its officers are well
qualified.
March 13th, 1916, I visited Macov Lodge No.
242, Mallorytown. Here I was pleased to find the
Master of the lodge, W. Bro. S. M. Mallorv, in the
King's uniform; he being attached to the 156th
Leeds and Grenville regiment. The sincere wish of
all IS that W. Bro. Mallory may safely return from
the front to again take his place with the brethren
of Macoy Lodge. The third degree was put on in
a very satisfactory manner.
April 17th, 1916. I visited my home lodges
Sussex No. 5 and Salem No. 368. On this occasion
I had the very great honour of being accompanied
by the M. W. the Grand Master, S. A. Luke, who
gave a most interesting address to the many breth-
262 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
ren present. The third degree was exemplified in a
very satisfactory manner. Both lodges are blessed
with a large number of expert Past Masters who
are present at most meetings to lend their support
to the presiding officers.
May 2nd, 1916, I visited Central Lodge No.
110, Prescott, where I saw the second degree con-
ferred in a most efficient manner. Central lodge
has a fine staff of officers, under whose guidance the
lodge is bound to prosper.
Ma}^ 11th, 1916, I visited Lansdowne Lodge
No. 387. This is a good lodge, but I regret very
much that the P. Ms. do not give the support they
should, which is a great handicap to the sitting
officers.
May 15th, 1916, I visited vSt. James Lodge
No. 74, South Augusta. This lodge is one of the
banner lodges of the district and the present officers
are ably following in the steps of their predecessors
in keeping up their reputation of giving the work
as it should be and showing the true Masonic
spirit.
May 17th, 1916, I visited Crystal Fountain
Lodge No. 389, North Augusta. Though the night
was bad and the roads wretched the attendance
was good and the officers put on the second degree
in a most satisfactory manner. Crystal Fountain
is in a thriving condition.
May 19th, 1916, I visited Osiris Lodge No.
489, Smith's Falls. Osiris has a good staff of offi-
cers who put on the first degree in a very satisfac-
tory manner. One feature of their evening's
entertainment, which struck me as a good one, was
an address given on the standards of Masonry by
one of their officers. The Secretary told me that
such an address was prepared by some one of the
officers for each meeting and to my mind it adds
greatly to the interest shown in the meetings.
June 9th, 1916, I visited St. Francis Lodge No.
24, Smith's Falls. Here the officers of the lodge
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 263
conferred the third degree in a manner beyond
criticism.
June 9th, 1916. Owing to a mistake in arrang-
ments I found it impossible to visit Mount Zion
Lodge No. 28, Kemptville, in person, and delegated
R. W. Bro. Geo. K. Dewe}' to go in my place. He
reported a good attendance of the brethren and
also that the third degree was given by the officers
in an excellent manner.
June 13th, 1916, I had the pleasure of visiting
Merrickville Lodge No. 55, Merrickville, and of
seeing the second degree given to one of our boys
in khaki and also listening to a most excellent
address given by W. Bro. McEwen, of British
Columbia, who has just returned from the front
after doing his bit.
June 14th, 1916, I visited Lyn Lodge No. 416,
and saw the first degree put on in a manner that
greatly pleased me. Lyn Lodge has a staff of
officers the equal of any in the district.
June 21st, 1916, I visited Harmony Lodge No.
370, Delta. Here I found one of the finest ap-
pointed lodge rooms in the district; a good set of
officers and the true Masonic spirit prevailing
among all. The third degree was put on in a very
satisfactory manner.
June 26th, 1916, I visited Otter Lodge No. 504,
Lombardy, where I had the pleasure of seeing the
officers installed by W. Bro. Clark Nichols. Otter
Lodge, though the youngest in the district, is in a
thriving condition. They have a good staff' of
officers and the members in general show great
interest in the workings of the lodge.
True Britons No. 14, Perth. Unfortunately I
have been unable to visit this lodge. Owing to the
fact that their officers were not elected for the year
till their April meeting and not installed till May,
they could not arrange for a date for me to be
with them. I have been advised, though, through
the Grand Master that they are again working in
harmony and though he suggested that I visit them
264 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
at their July meeting a previous engagement pre-
vented my doing so.
In conclusion let me again thank* the brethren
for the courteous manner in which I have been re-
ceived on all my visits and to the brethren who
have accompanied me and assisted in making the
year's work a pleasure.
Fraternally submitted,
W. H. MO WAT, D.D.G.M.,
St. Lawrence District No. 15.
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OTTAWA DISTRICT No. 16.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand ^Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
I have the honour to submit herewith my re-
port upon the condition of Masonry in the Ottawa
District No. 16 for the past year.
The year 191.5-16 in this district has been one
of steady progress. I would first express my sin-
cere appreciation of the honour conferred on me in
electing me to the position of District Deputy
Grand Master for such a prosperous, loyal and
healthy district. I also wish to thank the brethren
for the many acts of kindness and consideration
shown me during the year, especially to those who
accompanied me on^my official visits, and to my
predecessor, R. W. Bro. Thos. Shanks, of Ottawa,
for the assistance he has given me on dift'crent
occasions.
Throughout the year I have endeavoured to
make my official visits as instructive and profitable
as possible, and I can safely say that the work all
over the district has been of a high-class character.
There has not been a single case of discord
throughout the year, perfect harmony prevailing in
all quarters, and the prospects of this good old
district were never so bright. I can now look back
with pleasure on one of the most pleasant years of
my existence, and I bespeak for my successor the
same kind, fraternal and friendly welcomes I have
received.
I do not intend to mention any of the Secre-
taries in particular, but will say that I have found
them all painstaking in their duties to their respec-
tive lodges, and in most cases the books are in first
class condition.
Lodge of Instruction.
On April 4th, 1916, we held a very successful
Lodge of Instruction at Pembroke, Ont., under the
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 267
auspices of Pembroke Lodge No. 128. The M. W.
the Grand Master honoured us with his presence,
accompanied by R. W. Bro. John R. Reid, of Ot-
tawa, representatives from Ottawa, Hazeldean, Carle-
ton Place. Almonte, Arnprior, Renfrew, Cobden,
Eganville, Beachburg and Pembroke were also
present.
In the afternoon the officers of Pembroke Lodge
No. 128 exemplified the first degree in a faultless
manner, followed by an exemplification of the sec-
ond degree by the officers of Cobden Lodge No.
459, which was done in a very creditable manner,
with a few minor defects.
From six to eight o'clock we were entertained
royally to a sumptuous banquet, in charge of the
brethren of Pembroke Lodge. Nothing could be
said that would be too highly complimentary to
the brethren of Pembroke for the excellent manner
in which every detail of this meeting was attended
to. The attendance was about 150.
At eight p.m. the third degree was exempliffied
by the officers of Enterprise Lodge No. 516, Beach-
burg, Ont., W. Bro. A. Munro in the chair. The
work was well done and the assistance of the Pem-
broke Lodge choir added much to^the beauty and
solemnity of the occasion. This successful gather-
ing w^as brought to a close with good, edifying
speeches from the M. W. the Grand Master, R. W.
Bro. Reid and Rev. Bro. McOdrum, the worthy
Chaplain of Pembroke Lodge.
The following is the list of deaths in the dis-
trict as reported to me:
Julv 11th, 1915, Bro. Thos. Westwick, Prince
of Wales Lodge No. 371, Ottawa; July 18th, 1915,
Bro. Peter Duncan, Past J. W., Doric Lodge No.
"58, Ottawa; vSeptember 27th, 1915, Bro. W. R.
Peachev, Madawaska Lodge No. 196, Arnprior;
October 5th, 1915, Bro. J. E. H. Barnet, Renfrew
Lodge No. 122, Renfrew, Ont.; November 21st,
1915, Bro. J. Reid, Renfrew Lodge No. 122, Ren-
frew, Ont.; January 1st, 1916, Bro. Fred. Hilliard,
Renfrew Lodge No. 122, Renfrew, Ont.; January
268 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
28th, 1916, Bro. John Fenton, Doric Lodge No. 58,
Ottawa, Ont. ; February 10th, Bro. B. Mason,
Charter Member, Enterprise Lodge Xo. 516, Beach-
burg; March 21st, 1916, Bro. Chas. Devlin (aged
86), Pembroke Lodge No. 128, Pembroke, Ont.;
April 4th, 1916, Bro. Jas. L. Rolston, Russell Lodge
No. 479, Russell, Ont.; May 25th, 1916, Bro. David
Alexander, Doric Lodge Xo. 58, Ottawa, Ont.
Official Visits.
October 4th, 1915. My first official visit was
made to Enterprise Lodge No. 516, Beachburg,, W.
Bro. Munro, W.]M. Good attendance. Two third
degrees, one by W. Bro. Munro and one by V.W.
Bro. Leach, of Pembroke, excellent work in both
instances; good healthy lodge, good prospects.
October 13th, 1915. I visited (unofficially)
Ionic Lodge Xo. 526, Westboro. The consecration
and dedication of this lodge was held in the after-
noon. The M. W. the Grand Master presiding.
In the evening the installation of the officers took
place, the installing being done by R. W. Bro.
Shanks and Ross. Large attendance from the city.
October 26th, 1915. Chaudiere Lodge Xo. 264,
Ottawa. W. Bro. R. P. Taylor, W. Master. Sec-
ond degree, work well done bv W. M. and officers.
Presented P. M's. jewel to W. Bro. Hayes; also a
jewel to John Huckell, Treasurer, after 21 years'
service as such.
Xovember 1st, 1915. Renfrew Lodge Xo. 122,
Renfrew, this being my home lodge. Attendance
fair, three first degrees, the W. M. and officers of
Madawaska Lodge No. 196, Arnprior, were present
on this occasion. One degree was conferred by W. •
Bro. J. B. Ferguson, W.M. of Renfrew Lodge; one
by W. Bro. Church, of Madawaska Lodge, with his
own officers, and one degree bv V. W. Bro. J.
Leach, of Pembroke, with the officers of Renfrew
Lodge. All work done in a creditable manner;
good, social gathering.
November 12th, 1915. St. John's Lodge,
Carleton Place, W. Bro. Dummet", W.M. First
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 269
degree, attendance fair, work of W. M. showed lack
of practice and attention, officers' work good, cap-
able and willing. Brethren present from Arnprior,
Almonte and Renfrew.
November IGth, 1915. Lodge of Fidelity No.
231, Ottawa, W. Bro. W. H. Rice, W. M. Large
attendance, first degree, work faultless, good officers.
The M. W. the Grand Master was present. Pre-
sented P. M. jewel to W. Bro.. W B. Powers. An
excellent address on the "Empire" was given by
W. Bro. A. S. Goodeve, at the banquet.
December 3rd, 1915. Mississippi Lodge No.
147, Almonte, W. Bro. Thos. Dean, W.M. Good
attendance, third degree, perfect work by W. M.
and officers, could not be improved on. Lodge in
good healthy condition and good prospects. Fine
social hour after meeting. Visitors from Arnprior,
Renfrew and Carleton Place.
December 13th, 1915. Madawaska Lodge No.
196, Arnprior, W. Bro. Church, W. M. Large
attendance, five first degrees, two by W. Bro.
Church the others by P. Ms. of the lodge, all work
well done, good officers. Lodge closed sharp at
twelve o'clock after a long interesting evening.
Visitors from Renfrew, Almonte and Carleton
Place. On the 23rd June, 1916, I had the pleasure
of another visit to this lodge to install the officers.
I also had with me on this visit W. Bro. W. M.
Dickson, now a resident of Ottawa, and a P. M. of
Renfrew Lodge; also W. Bro. John Conley and
others from Renfrew.
January 4th, 1916. Dalhousie Lodge No. 52,
Ottawa, W. Bro. C. G. Keyes, W.M. Large at-
tendance, first degree, W. Master's work fair,
officers good. Good social hour after meeting.
January 14th, 1916. The Builders' Lodge No.
177, Ottawa, W. Bro. J. S. McAdam, W.M. Third
degree, excellent work, lodge in good healthy con-
dition, good prospects. Splendid address by R. W.
Bro. Thos. Shanks on "Mission of Freemasonry."
270 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
January 28th, 1916. Prince of Wales Lodge
No. 371, Ottawa, W. Bro. W. B. Snow, W. M.
Large attendance, first degree, first meeting after
installation, work perfect, good officers, lodge in
good hands. At the banquet Bro. Dr. Thompson,
M.P. for the Yukon, gave an excellent address on
"Canada."
February 3rd, 1916. Pembroke Lodge No. 128,
Pembroke, W. Bro. W. F. Garrow, W.M. Large
attendance, third degree with musical service, per-
fect work, fine banquet after meeting, several of
the prominent brethren of Pembroke Lodge gave
addresses, not forgetting the instructive, eloquent
address of Rev. Bro. McOdrum, the worthy
Chaplain of Pembroke Lodge.
Februarv 8th, 1916. Civil Service Lodge No.
148, Ottawa^ W. Bro. A. W. Grant, W. M. Large
attendance, third degree, fine musical service, W.
M's. work perfect, officers fair, fine pleasant hour
after meeting, address by Rev. Bro. Thompson on
"Egypt."
February 18th, 1916. Carleton Lodge No. 465,
Carp, W. Bro. O. M. Groves, W. M. Attendance
fair, first degree exemplified on candidate taken
from floor, W. M's. work good, officers showed lack
of interest with exceptions of J. Warden, who gave
his lecture in excellent style. Twelve members of
Goodwood Lodge, Richmond, faced a sixteen mile
drive to attend this meeting on one of the coldest,
stormiest nights of the season.
February 22nd, 1916. Cobden Lodge No. 459,
Cobden, W. Bro. F. R. Taylor, W. M. Small at-
tendance, second degree exemplified on candidate
taken from floor, WMM's. work fair, officers showed
lack of interest and practice, scattered membership,
farming locality, prospects good. Good social hour
after the lodge closed, with a splendid supper serv-
ed bv the ladies of the Presbyterian Church.
March 3rd, 1916. Doric Lodge No. 58, Ot-
tawa, W. Bro. W. A. Oliver, W. M. Large at-
tendance, first degree, work well done, the M. W.
the Grand Master was present at this meeting;
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 191G 271
good material in sight, pleasant hour spent after
the meeting with a very fine instructive address
from the M. W. the Grand Master.
March 13th, 1916. Bonnechere Lodge No. 433,
Eganville, W. Bro. Harry Weber, W. M. First and
second degrees, attendance small, W. M's. and War-
dens' work good, other minor officers showed lack
of interest; good prospects, good social meeting
after lodge closed. Visitors from Pembroke, Ren-
frew and Madawaska.
. March 15th, 1916. Hazeldean Lodge No. 517,
Hazeldean, W. Bro. T. W. Boyes, W. M. Large
attendance, first degree work perfect, opened and
closed in second and third degrees in faultless man-
ner, fine comfortable quarters, good prospects, good
social hour spent after lodge clcsed.
March 20th, 1916. Russell Lodge No. 479,
Russell, W. Bro. Andrew Fraser, W. M. Attend-
ance fair, third degree, work well done, good, com-
fortable lodge room, have made good progress since
the fire of 1914. W. Bros. Proudfoot and Harring-
ton were also present.
April 18th, 1916. Goodwood Lodge No. 157,
Richmond, W. Bro. Gordon, W. M. Attendance
fair, first degree, work well done, badly in need of
new quarters, small, stuffy lodge room, pleasant
social hour after meeting." W. Bros. Grant and
Boyes and other members of Hazeldean Lodge were
present.
April 19th, 1916. Corinthian Lodge No. 476,
North Gower, W. Bro. A. J. Craig, W. M. Emer-
gent meeting, attendance good, first degree work was
well done, good, comfortable lodge room, good pros-
pects. My thanks are due the W. M. and officers
of this lodge for arranging this emergent meeting
to suit my visit to this section of the district.
April 26th, 1916. Ionic Lodge No. 526, West-
boro, W. Bro. Thos. Saunders, W. M. Large at-
tendance, first degree, work perfect, some of the
P. Ms. took part in the work. Visitors from Ottawa
and Hazeldean; also R. W. Bro. Howard, P.D.D.G.
M., of Quebec.
272 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
May 2nd, 1916. Evergreen Lodge No. 209,
Lanark, W. Bro. A. Doyle, W. M. Small attend-
ance, W. M. exemplified the first degree on a can-
didate taken from the floor, work fair, lack of prac-
tice on account of sickness and scattered member-
ship. Good social hour spent after the meeting,
with fine addresses from several of the brethren.
R. W. Bro. Steele and others from Carleton Place
were present; also Bro. H. Robinson from Perth.
Fraternally submitted,
H. COX, D.D.G.M.,
Ottawa District No. 16.
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ALGOMA DISTRICT No. 17.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful vSir and Brethren:
It gives me genuine pleasure to report
onthe condition of Masonry in Algoma District
No. 17 forthe Masonic year just closed. I
realize more than I did one year ago that the
privilege of being D. D. G.M. involves a great
trust. 1 have visited all the lodges and I have en-
deavoured to discharge my duty with fidelity and
zeal. I am thoroughly convinced that all the lodges
are ruled by strong, capable masters who have been
chosen for their real worth. Nothing has occurred
in this district to mar the peace and goodwill that
is characteristic of our fraternity. A whole-hearted
earnestness is everywhere manifest to maintain the
dignity of Freemasonry.
One most noticeable feaure that I have ob-
served is the spirit of research that has taken hold
of Masons, young and old, in the district, and I
have been gratified by receiving many letters from
the brethren asking for guidance in the selection of
books on Masonic lore. I feel that this spirit of
research is due in no small measure to the efforts
of the Past Masters' Association, of which W. Bro.
Geo. H. Coo is the capable and enthusiastic presi-
dent. The association makes a practice of visiting
each lodge during the year. One Past Master is
chosen each evening to address the brethren on
some Masonic subject of interest.
Bacon in his essay "On Studies" makes the
statement: "Some books are to be tasted, others
to be swallowed, and some few are to be chewed
and digested." This seems to represent fairly
accurately the manner in which the brethren re-
ceive Masonry; some only taste it, others swallow it
whole, but blessed are those who actually chew and
digest it. I have come to the conclusion that too
many Masons are suffering from what might be
termed Masonic indigestion.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 275
Observations made on my Visits.
1. Each lodge has its own peculiar, indescrib-
able thing, called atmosphere, and it is the most
precious asset it possesses. It is like the aroma of a
beautiful garden of flowers; silent, yet ever emitting
a delightful fragrance.
2. The brightest work is done by lodges that
start on time and have frequent rehearsals.
3. Masons are never bored when an appeal is
made for a high standard of living.
4. I find the report of Grand Lodge is fre-
quently read and commented on by the Masters.
5. The work is put on more impressively
when several P. Ms. each take a small portion of it.
There is a tendency to provoke one another to a
good rendition.
6. Grand honours are given in a variety of
methods, there is only one correct way.
Official Visits.
vSioux Lookout Lodge No. 518, Sioux Lookout,
W. Bro. A. W. Possnett, W. M. I visited this
lodge October L5th, when I had the pleasure of in-
stalling the Master and investing the officers.
After this ceremony was concluded the new officers
conferred the second degree on a candidate in a
manner that would have done credit to an exper-
ienced set of officers. I cannot pass without men-
tioning the splendid pioneer work done by W. Bro.
T. Palos, the first P. M. of the lodge. His mature
judgment and strength of character is a valuable
asset to this young lodge. These enterprising
brethren are laying plans for the erection of their
own lodge home. For a lodge three years old
Sioux Lookout has more than made good.
Connaught Lodge No. 511, Fort William, W.
Bro. R. A. McManus, W.M. On the invitation of
W. Bro. A. R. Mills I made my visit of inspection
at a regular meeting held October 18th. I was
accompanied by several P. Ms. from the twin cities
276 GRAXD LODaE OF CANADA
and we received in happy terms a most cordial
wfelcome. The second degree was conferred in a
manner that showed that much time had been put
on the work; the floor movements were easy and
precise. It is needless to say that the work was
performed to my entire satisfaction. The present
Master, W. Bro. R. A. McManus, enjoys the con-
fidence and esteem of his brethren and in his hands
the success of Connaught Lodge is assured.
Golden Star Lodge No. 484, Dryden, W. Bro.
D. W. Scott, W. M. I visited this lodge officially
on December 28th and was accompanied by W.
Bro. D. Kay, of Kenora. One candidate was initia-
ted. A little nervousness was in evidence at first,
probably due to the gold braid on the regalia of
the D.D.G.M., but this soon wore off and on the
whole the work was creditably done. After the
conclusion of the degree we spent a profitable hour
discussing the history of the symbols mentioned in
the first degree. I was most favourably impressed
with the home-like atmosphere that was in evidence
among the brethren.
Pequonga Lodge No. 414, Kenora, W. Bro. D.
Kay, W. M. I made my visit to this lodge on
December 29th. The Master is a faithful and re-
spected official of the C. P. R., and as might be
expected the lodge opened when the notice said it
would. There was a galax}" of P. Ms. present, in-
cluding three P. D. D.G.Ms. The second degree was
conferred in a manner that left nothing to be de-
sired. It is evident that Pequonga Lodge is strong
on team work. A splendid spirit is manifest in this
lodge.
Lake of the Woods Lodge No. 445, Kenora, W.
Bro. D. G. Roy, W. M' On December 30th, a fair
attendance greeted me on my official visit. In W.
Bro. Roy this lodge has a Master that gives much
promise. This was his first meeting since his in-
stallation and as a candidate for the second degree
happened to be called out of town, the lodge was
opened and closed in the three degrees in good
style. If the members will back up their Master, I
feel that brighter days are in store for this lodge.
ANNLTAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 277
Keew^tin Lodge No. 417, Keewatin, W. Bro.
A. G. Schooley, W. M. I received a most cordial
welcome to this lodge on December 31st. The lodge
was opened and closed in the three degrees and the
remainder of the evening given over to the history
and symbolism of Freemasonrv. The brethren are
just one great big happy fami'ly.
Royal Lodge No. 453, Fort William, W. Bro.
J. D. Forest, W. M. On January 5th I was greeted
by a very large gathering of the brethren; no less
than twenty P. Ms. were present. The initiation
of a candidate was done in a most praiseworthy
manner. This lodge is doing splendid work and
the prospects are excellent.
Port Arthur Lodge No. 499, Port Arthur, ,W.
Bro. R. Routly, W. M. My visit was made at a
regular meeting held on March 20th. The large
attendance was most gratifying. The first degree
was. conferred in a most beautiful and impressive
manner. This young lodge is in a splendid con-
dition.
Shuniah Lodge No. 287, Port Arthur, W. Bro.
A. V. Bliss, W. M. On March 21st, at an emer-
gent meeting, I made my visit to this lodge.
Shuniah brethren have a happy faculty of making
their visitors feel at home. This is ^ the mother
lodge of the district and has a large list of P. Ms.
who are known throughout these parts for their
loyalty to Masonry. The second degree was con-
ferred to my entire satisfaction. This lodge makes
a practice of doing no work on the nights of regu-
lar meetings. They transact their business and .
give over the rest of their time to a study of Mas- *
onic topics and developing the social side of life.
It is little wonder that such a splendid spirit is in
evidence in this lodge.
Ionic Lodge No. 461, Rainy River, W. Bro. D.
McBane, W. M. I visited these brethren at an
emergent meeting on April 19th. Owing to the
unavoidable absence of the candidate for the sec-
ond degree, the Master opened and closed the lodge
in the three degrees in a creditable manner. We
278 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
then drew our chairs together for the rest of the
evening and spent an hour with a round table talk
on Masonic topics. I had been led to believe that
this lodge was not very enthusiastic, but I was
most agreeably surprised to find manifest a good
healthy zeal for Masonry.
Granite Lodge No. 446, Fort Frances, W. Bro.
J. W. Walker, W. M. I was most cordially re-
ceived by the brethren of this lodge on April 20th.
W. Bro. Walker is a most capable and efficient
officer and is well supported by the junior officers
and P. Ms. The work of the evening was the pas-
sing of a candidate, it was done in a most satisfac-
tory manner. This lodge is to be congratulated on
the completeness of its furnishings and from all
that I could see it has a bright future.
Fort William Lodge No. 4L5, Fort William, W.
Bro. J. vStenhouse, W. M. This is my mother lodge
and my visit was paid on May 10th. Needless to
say I received a most cordial welcome from my
brethren. The initiation of a candidate was the
work of the evening, and the ceremony was well
done. The W. M. possesses a fine delivery and has
the love of Masonry in his heart; two essentials
that insure impressive work. I think, however,
that Fort William Lodge is too lenient in the mat-
ter of dues; there is no reason why a number of
members who are well able to pay should be car-
ried three or four years before they are suspended.
In the reports of lodges I have refrained from
mentioning by name many of the brethren who are
doing noble service for the craft. Masonry in this
district is well blessed with many strong men, who
are the leaders in their respective communities.
Fraternally submitted,
E. E. WOOD, D.D.G.M.,
Algoma District No. 17.
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NIPISSING DISTRICT No. 18.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. oi Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful vSir and Brethren :
I have pleasure in submitting herewith my
report of the condition of Masonry in Nipissing
District for the year 191.5-16.
I desire in the first place to express to the
brethren of the district my warmest thanks for the
spirit of sympathy, co-operation and sociability that
has been extended everywhere I have visited and
which has helped to lighten the duties, which other-
wise might have been quite onerous.
My first official act, after taking office, was to
appoint W. Bro. Rev. J. D. Byrnes, District Chap-
lain, and W. Bro. J. B. Willis, District Secretary.
The assistance rendered by both these brethren
in their respective offices has been very much ap-
preciated. During the year I am glad to be able
to report progress and prosperity in a marked de-
gree throughout the whole district and a splendid
degree of unity exists.-
No lodge of instruction was held this year.
The strenuous times, the magnitude of the district,
which would make it impossible for any but a small
representation to attend, and the fact that this,
above all other years, our minds are absorbed in
other things, it was deemed expedient to dispense
with the holding of a lodge of instruction.
I was asked by the M. W. the Grand Master
in October to consecrate and dedicate the Espanola
Lodge and install the officers. Owing to a slight
indisposition I was unable to comply and R. W.
Bro. J. B. Way was requested to perform the cere-
mony. He, accompanied by R. W. Bro. M. J.
Thompson and other visiting brethren, were kind
enough to visit Espanola and perform this duty.
Mv thanks are due to them for their timelv assist-
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On December 9th I visited Englehart and in-
stituted a new lodge known as Englehart Lodge. I
was assisted in this interesting ceremony by R. W.
Bros. McAulay and Haentschel, of Haileybury, V.
W. Bro. R. H. James, of Cobalt, and a number of
other brethren from these two towns. After the
performance of this ceremony W. Bro. Kennedy and
other officers of Temiscaming Lodge gave an ex-
emplification of a first degree, which was done in a
very splendid manner. For the benefit of the offi-
cers of the new lodge we opened and closed in the
three degrees. We were greeted with an attendance
of about seventy-five and Englehart Lodge starts
out with a very bright future.
Mattawa Lodge No. 405, Mattawa. My first
official visit was made to this lodge on December
8th. I was accompanied by R. W. Bro. Haentschel
and V. W. Bro. Weegar. W. Bro. Eraser, the W.
M., presided. The work of the evening was two
third degrees, which were conferred by the two visit-
ting brethren. The books of the lodge are well
kept by a very efficient secretary. The attendance
was good.
Sturgeon Falls Lodge No. 447, Sturgeon Falls.
My visit to this lodge was made on December 13th.
A splendid attendance greeted us and we had an
enthusiastic meeting. The first degree was con-
ferred on a candidate by W. Bro. Piercy, the W. M.
What this lodge lacks in numbers it retains in en-
thusiasm. The brethren have commodious quarters
in their own building, and are in good financial con-
dition. The books are well kept by the Secretary.
Algoma Lodge No. 469, Sault Ste. Marie. I
paid my official visit to this lodge on February 14th.
The attendance was good. W. Bro. Hogarth and
his officers conferred the third degree in a very
creditable manner. This lodge is forging ahead fast
and the officers all aim at perfection in their work.
The books are in splendid shape.
Keystone Lodge No. 412. Sault Ste. Marie.
On February 15th I paid my official visit to Key-
stone Lodge. The attendance was over one hun-
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dred, among whom were nearly twenty P. Ms.
The work of the evening was a third degree, which
w^as very splendidly exemplified by W. Bro. Elgie,
the W. M., and officers of the lodge. A male
quartette added materially to the impressiveness of
the beautiful degree. The manner in which the
general affairs of the lodge are conducted displays
in a marked degree thoroughness and proficiency.
Penewobikong Lodge No. 487, Blind River.
My visit to this lodge took place on February 16th.
I received a very cordial welcome from the brethren
present. The work of the evening w^as the initia-
tion of a candidate, which was done in a very satis-
factory manner by W. Bro. Mc Arthur and officers of
the lodge. The lodge quarters are very comfort-
able and in connection there is a reading room,
dining room. etc. I examined the books and found
them kept in A. 1. condition by a most efficient
vSecretary. This lodge enjoys the reputation of
being the only lodge in the district, at the time of my
visit, to have not one dollar of outstanding dues
over six months in arrears. This example might
well be imitated by many of the lodges in the dis-
trict.
Dyment Lodge Xo. 442, Thessalon. Had a
very pleasant and interesting meeting with the
brethren of this lodge on February 17th. W. Bro.
Towns the W. M. and officers conferred a second
degree and opened and closed in the three degrees.
This was the first work done by the officers since
their installation and showed preparation and
thoroughness. One regrettable feature, and one
that I recommended close looking after, is the large
arrearage of dues. The appointments and equip-
ment of the lodge are very comfortable and home-
like.
Temiscaming Lodge No. 462, New Liskeard-
A splendid attendance and an enthusiastic reception
greeted me on my visit to this lodge on February
21st. I was accompanied by R. W. Bro. McAulay
and other P. Ms. from visiting lodges. The W. M.,
\V. Bro. Kennedy, and officers conferred a third de-
gree in a very impressive and satisfactory manner.
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The books are well kept and the lodge is in a very
healthy and prosperous condition. Several im-
portant improvements have been made in the build-
ing, which is owned by the brethren, and these
materially add to their' comfort and convenience.
The enthusiasm for Masonry displayed by some of
the brethren of this lodge is evidenced by the fact
that the Senior Deacon drives eighteen miles to
attend lodge and during the past two years has only
missed two meetings.
Haileybury Lodge No. 485, Haileybury. I had
the pleasure of visiting this lodge on February 22nd
and was accorded a very warm-hearted reception.
This lodge is fortunate in having a very bright and
active set of officers and also to have the support
of a number of P. Ms. who are all well skilled in
the work. The work of the evening was a third
degree and was conferred in an almost faultless
manner by W. Bro. Attig and officers. The char-
acter and excellence of the work of the junior
officers in the exemplification of this degree is
worthy of mention. Haileybury Lodge can boast
of one of the best equipped lodges in the country,
the lighting, furniture and general appointments
being all that could be desired. The books are
neatly and well kept and I predict for this lodge a
splendid future.
Silver Lodge No. 486, Cobalt. I visited this
on the evening of February 23rd. I was accom-
panied by R. W. Bro. McAulay, V. W. Bro. Wee-
gar and 'a number of P. Ms. and brethren from
Temiscaming and Haileybury Lodges. The breth-
ren of Silver Lodge were very warm in their welcome
and have the faculty of making visitors feel very
much at home. W. Bro. Campbell the W. M., and
officers conferred a third degree in a manner that
could scarcely be improved on. The work showed
an ease of manner and efficiency in a marked
degree. The brethren own their own building, and
their comfortable spacious lodge room with its
splendid equipment would do credit to many of the
city lodges. The Secretary is furnished with all
the necessary books and keeps them in A. 1 order.
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Cochrane Lodge U.D., Cochrane. My visit to
this lodge was made on February 28th. Consider-
ing the fact that the membership is small, the at-
tendance was very good. V. W. Bro. Weegar, W.
Bro. Hallett and W. Bro. Davis, of Columbus, Ohio,
were visitors. The work of the evening was a first
degree, which was conferred by the W. M., W.
Bro. Carter, and officers. The work, while fairly
well done, showed a lack of freedom that comes
from practice and study. The brethren are some-
what handicapped in not having any P. Ms. in the
lodge where they could glean knowledge in the
carrying on of their work. The quarters are com-
fortable and they appear to have all the equip-
ment necessary for the proper exemplification of the
different degrees. The books are neat and well
kept.
Porcupine Lodge No. 506, Porcupine. I visited
this lodge on February 29th and despite the fact
that the thermometer registered about thirty below,
and almost all of the members live in Timmins and
South Porcupine, we had an attendance of nearly
thirty. W. Bro. Sims, the W. M., presided, and
assisted by W. Bro. Piercy and officers conferred
a third degree. I have no hesitation in saying
that for efficiency and correctness the officers of
Porcupine Lodge rank high in the exemplification
of this sublime degree of Masonry. Owing to the
impassable condition of the roads and the short
time betw^een trains, no time was allowed for any
remarks or for an examination of the books. A
strong request is being presented at the next meet-
ing of Grand Lodge for the removal of this lodge to
South Porcupine, and in the best interests of Mas-
onry and for a successful continuance of the lodge,
this would appear to be the only thing to do.
Golden Beaver Lodge U.D., Timmins. Ac-
companied by R. W. Bros. Haentschel and McAu-
lay and V. W. Bros. Hallet and Weegar, W. Bros.
LeHeup and Piercy, I made my visit to this lodge
on March 1st. We received a very warm-hearted
welcome and were royally entertained by the Tim-
mins brethren. The attendance was splendid. A
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 285
candidate was raised to the degree of Master
Mason by W. Bro. Williams and his officers. A
freedom from embarrasment and restraint and an
ease of manner and delivery characterized the work
throughout. Seldom have I seen a better presiding
officer than the W. M. of this lodge. The books
are in good condition and well kept by the vSecre-
tary. As a result of the efforts of my immediate
predecessor, R. W. Bro. McAulay, in getting them
away to a good start, and from the enthusiasm of
the officers and members. Golden Beaver Lodge is
in a splendid condition. At the time of my visita-
tion it had a membership of fifty-seven and to all
appearances its future looks very promising.
Elk Lake Lodge No. 507, Elk Lake. Visited
this lodge on March 2nd. W. Bros. LeHeup and
Anderson accompanied me. The attendance was
good considering that many have removed from
towm. Both Senior and Junior Deacons were un-
avoidably absent and their chairs were ably filled
by the two visiting P. Ms. No candidate was
available, but W. Bro. Argue gave an exemplifica-
tion of the first degree. The work by both the W.
M. and the Junior Deacon left little room for criti-
cism and was conclusive proof to me that the offi-
cers who were present had a thorough knowledge
of the ritualistic part of the lodge work. The
Secretary has the books all in good order and well
kept. The lodge is having an uphill fight on ac-
count of the great exodus from town of its members.
It holds a record for enlistment. Out of a mem-
bership of eighty-four, twenty have donned the
khaki, almost twenty-five per cent, of its member-
ship. The lodge has remitted the dues of all these
members and great credit is due them for their
spirit of patriotism and sacrifice.
Englehart Lodge U. D., Englehart. I was
accompanied on my visit to this new lodge on March
3rd by R. W. Bro. McAulay, V, W. Bro. Hallet,
W. Bros. Anderson and Willis. I found the officers
all in their places, except the vSenior Warden, whose
professional duties prevented him. The first degree
was exemplified by W. Bro. Ramsay, W. Bro.
Errett and the officers. With a few minor defects,
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due probably to lack of practice, the work was
fairly well done. The Englehart brethren are off
to a good start in their lodge equipment. Their
room is spacious and comfortable and the furniture
and fixtures, although not elaborate, are all that is
necessary for the successful carrying on of the work.
Through the kindness of one of the members the
payment of all of the equipment has been arranged
for, which places the lodge in a good financial
position.
Espanola Lodge No. 527, Espanola. I paid my
official visit to this lodge on March 8th. R. W.
Bro. McAulay and W. Bro. Attig, of Haileybury,
accompanied me. We were met by W. Bro. Dib-
blee and treated right royally. The attendance at
our meeting was splendid. Every member on the
register was present, but two. The work of the
evening was a third degree and was conferred in a
most exemplary manner by W. Bro. Dibblee and
other officers of the lodge. The W. M. gave ample
proof of his ability as an executive officer and the
other officers were quite capable of doing their work
in a proper manner. I had rather expected to find
in this new lodge quarters in keeping with its short
existence, but imagine my surprise when I found a
beautiful atttractive lodge room, a model of neat-
ness, separate dining room and kitchen, fully equip-
ped and a large recreation and reading room fitted
with billiard tables, where the brethren spend their
leisure hours. The Espanola brethren are aiming
at perfection in their lodge work and the establish-
ment of social conditions that will tend to keep up
the interest and enthusiasm of the members.
Nickle Lodge No. 427, Sudbury. I visited this
lodge on March 28th, in company with W. Bro.
Anderson and W. Bro. W. Madill, of Toronto.
The attendance, which was large, was an evidence
of the interest and enthusiasm of the good brethren
of Sudbury. W. Bro. McDonald was assisted by
his officers in conferring the third degree on a can-
didate in a manner that required commendation.
The general character of the lodge routine work
showed progress and proficiency and the books are
being well taken care of by the Secretary.
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Nipissing Lodge No. 420, North Bay. I
visited this, my mother lodge, on April 17th. The
attendance was a record one. We were honoured
by the presence of four past D. D.G.Ms, and a num-
ber of visiting P. Ms., among whom were V. W.
Bro. Johnston, of Collingwood, and W. Bro. R. Le
Heup, of Haileybury The work of the evening was
the initiation of a candidate, which was performed
in a most satisfactory manner by W. M. Bro. Smith
and officers. Two pleasing incidents were the pre-
sentation to the lodge by W. Bro. Byrnes of a nail
taken from an ancient church at Amherstburg years
ago and which had Masonic historic value, and the
presentation by R. W. Rorabeck of a number of
certificates to brethren who have enlisted for over-
seas. The lodge is supplied with all the necessary
books which are well kept. The lodge is in a
flourishing condition. Over two hundred brethren
and ladies were entertained at the banquet which
followed the meeting.
Doric Lodge No. 455, Little Current. I visited
this lodge officially on June 20th. I had arranged
to make my visit at an earlier date, but owing to
circumstances, was unable to be present. This
postponement was, in a measure, partly responsible
for the very small attendance. Some of the officers
were not present and no degree work could be ex-
emplified. W. Bro. Henning, the W. M., opened
and closed the lodge and we spent a social hour
together. I examined the books and records and
found them kept in splendid condition by the
Secretary. The finances are in good shape, and I
am glad to report only a very small arrearage of
dues. It is regrettable that the attendance and
interest are not as great as they should be and I
sincerely trust that a return of these will be as-
sured in the near future.
Gore Bay Lodge No. 472, Gore Bay. I visited
the above lodge on June 21st and was greeted with
a good attendance. W. Bro. McRae, the W. M.,
presided, and with the assistance of his officers,
conferred a third degree in a really splendid man-
ner. Gore Bay Lodge shows signs of activity and
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA 2S8
progress and is manned by a vey capable set of
officers. One feature was the presence and support
of nearly all the P. Ms, and I was assured that this
was continuous throughout the year. The vSecre-
tary takes pride in keeping the lodge books in A. 1
shape and the financial condition is quite satisfac-
tory.
Early in January I received a petition, signed
by some twenty-seven brethren at Iroquois Falls,
Ont.; on the T. & N. O. Ry., praying for the estab-
lishment of a lodge at that place and with letters
of consent from Temiscaming Lodge No. 462 and
Porcupine Lodge No. 506. I visited the locality
and proposed quarters for lodge purposes, but found
that conditions at present did not warrant my re-
commending the institution of a lodge. I forwarded
the petition to the M. W. the Grand Master, who
declined to grant it. I trust that in the near future
conditions will change, and the brethren at this
point will be in a position to enjoy Masonic privi-
leges in their own town.
In mentioning individually my several visits I
have not made reference to the social side. After
almost every visitation we were royally entertained
at the banquet tables and the memory of the
thoughtful courtesies and pleasant hours spent there
will never be forgotten. I am greatly indebted to a
number of the brethren of the district who, at con-
siderable expense and loss of time, accompanied me
on, my rounds. Special mention is due to V. W.
Bro. Weegar who was with me at soraie six differ-
ent lodges. His cheery presence was an inspiration
to the brethren wherever he went and his witty
speeches at the banquet table were always a source
of enjoyment.
In speaking generally of the condition of Ma-
sonry in the district, I am glad to report a splendid
uniformity in the ritualistic work. The officers of
the different lodges are, on the whole, aiming at
efficiency in this regard. The arrearage of dues for
the district is much too large. This is due largely
to the present and immediate past financial con-
dition, but I have received assurances from almost
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 289
all the lodges that a strong effort would be made
to reduce the arrears to a minimum.
In conclusion, let me say that I have endea-
voured to discharge my duties to the best of my
ability and I surrender the gavel of ofRce with
gladness and regret. For my successor I bespeak
the same loyal support, friendship and brotherly
love that have been so amply bestowed on me dur-
ing my term of office by the good brethren of
Nipissing District.
Fraternally submitted,
N. J. McCUBBIN, D.D.G.M.,
Nipissing District No. 18.
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MUSKOKA DISTRICT No. 19.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful vSir and Brethren :
In presenting my report on the state of Ma-
sonry throughout Muskoka District No. 19, I feel
it to be my duty to express my sincere gratitude to
the officers and brethren of the several lodges for
the many expressions of kindness shown me dur-
ing my term of office. The excellent work of my
predecessors in office of D.D.G.M. rendered my
duties very pleasant indeed.
The unofficial visits which I paid to several lodges
enabled me to get into close touch with the officers
and brethren and these visits prepared the way for
my official visits later in the year.
I was particularly fortunate in my choice of
W. Bro. C. L. Pearce as District vSecretary; his
services were at my disposal on any occasion, and
the assistance he rendered me was invaluable.
Acting upon the recommendation of a P.D.D.
G.M., whom I met at Grand Lodge last year, I
arranged for the coupling of the lodges so that each
of my official visits should in reality be a Lodge of
Instruction and I found that this method had many
advantages, inasmuch as by it many brethren
were reached who find it impossible to attend a
general Lodge of Instruction and in this I had the
unstinted assistance of R. W. Bros. vSharer, Grant,
Edgar and Fisher, to whom I am under obligations.
It would be unfair to the Grand Lodge and to
the district if I did not acknowledge the splendid
work done by the Secretaries of the lodges. David-
son, of Golden Rule; Warne, of Muskoka; Fisher
for Grant of Unity; Metcalfe, of Algonquin; Harris,
of Corona; Church, of vStrong; Bingham, of Pow-
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assan and Knifton, of Granite, these brethren, P.D.
D.G.Ms, and P. Ms. guide and direct the various
affairs of their lodges with such truly Masonic cus-
tom, that so long as they are so directed -and guided
Grand Lodge shall have no cause to find fault with
District No. 19.
During my visit to Bracebridge I had the
pleasure of again meeting R. W. Bro. Whitten, who
was so successful as District Deputy some years ago.
V. W. Bro. John McLeod, of Unity, has an-
wered his last summons. In him Unity has lost an
untiring member, Algonquin a frequent and helpful
visitor and myself a personal friend.
Official Visits.
Granite Lodge No. 352, Parry Sound. To
visit Granite is a privilege, but to visit it on night
of installation is an inspiration. Few indeed have
attained that state of perfection in ritualistic work
demonstrated by R. W. Bro. Knifton; his excel-
lence must be the incentive which has kept Granite
in the foremost rank of the district.' The devotion
of P. Ms. and other officers and brethren to Granite
in years past is now yielding good fruit, as the
trustees have accomplished the sale of the present
building, which is altogether too small to meet the
requirements of the ever increasing membership,
and are preparing to build a temple which I hope
to see in the near future used by two lodges and
probably a chapter. Optimism is the key-note of
Granite and the careful and painstaking work of
I. P.M. Harris is being supplemented by W. Bro.
Moore, who brings to his office high scholarly at-
tainments and a fine presence.
Corona Lodge No. 454, Burk's Falls. After
many tribulations this lodge has at last succeeded
in obtaining and furnishing what is undoubtedly
the prettiest lodge room in the district. Ambition
and rectitude seem to me to be the dominating
features of officers and brethren.
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On my official visit the officers of Unity Lodge
conferred a degree in a very highly creditable man-
ner and the general work of the officers of Corona
was in every way correct. At this visit I was as-
sisted by R. W. Bros. Shearer and Fisher and P. M.
McDonald, of Unity Lodge.
The influence of R. W. Bro. Harris and V. W.
Bro. Hilliar is evident and their efforts are apprecia-
ted by all the brethren.
Unity Lodge No. 376, Huntsville. I have no
hesitation in stating that this lodge is par excel-
lence the business lodge of District No. 19. The
assistance given the Master by the Board of Gen-
eral Purposes is very evident, and in my opinion,
all the lodges of the district should follow the meth-
ods of bookkeeping practiced by the Secretary of
this lodge. I might term mv official visit to Unity,
Khaki Night. P.D.D.G.M.Grant is Colonel of the
Muskoka Battalion and with headquarters at Hunts-
ville, consequently Unity is pervaded with a mili-
tary spirit and the honour roll of this lodge is, I
think, the largest of any in the district. On this
occasion the visiting lodge was Corona and the
efficiency shown by the officers in degree work was
beyond question, as near perfection as it is possible
to attain, and was very much appreciated by the
brethren of Unity.
Muskoka Lodge No. 360, Bracebridge. The
virus of the black ball seems to have spent itself,
and I am hoping for and looking forward to a
bright future for this lodge as it has enrolled many
zealous and efficient officers and members. The
earnestness of W. Bro. Campbell, the present Master,
goes a long way to make up for his lack of easiness in
address. W. Bro. Reid, the I. P.M. of this lodge, at
one of my unofficial visits, exemplified the third
degree with efficiency and conveyed the meaning in a
manner that is seldom attained. It is matter for
regret that during his term of office so little work
was given him to do. My message to Muskoka is
cease discord and prosper.
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vStrong Lodge No. 423, Sundridge. This lodge
closes down during the summer months and the
effects were quite evident on one or two unofficial
visits which I paid. As the year progressed, however,
it seemed to find itself and at the time of my official
visit the affairs of the lodge were running smoothly and
successfully. The I. P. M., Dr. Andrews, was well up
in his work and under the guidance of the present
occupant of the chair I look forward to a good year.
An interchange of visits between vStrong and Pow-
assan Lodges would be of much benefit and I
would strongly urge upon Dr. McCombs, the pre-
sent Master, to take this matter up and carry it to a
successful issue.
On July 10th I attended what may be considered
an historical commemoration of vStrong Lodge, vSun-
dridge. The 162nd Battalion being in camp here, the
officers and brethren of vStrong Lodge invited the
brethren from the Battalion to attend an emergent
meeting called for the purpose of initiating the
Chaplain of the Battalion. It was found that the
officer commanding the 162nd is one of the oldest
members and a life member of vStrong Lodge and it
was decided to make this communication a military
one, consequently all the principal and assistant
offices were filled by the men in khaki, and con-
sidering that the members from the Battalion have
been giving their minds to affairs military the work
was exceedingly well 'done.. Quite a number of the
members of Corona Lodge attended the communi-
cation and took part in the work.
Golden Rule Lodge No. 409, Gravenhurst. A
visit to this lodge is a pleasure, whether the visit
be official or otherwise, the deep interest which per-
vades each meeting is an inspiration. There is a
best in everyone, and Golden Rule seems to bring
it out. The deep attention, the correct procedure
and earnestness are the dominant points of Golden
Rule. I cannot speak too highly of this lodge.
The members of Muskoka Lodge were very evident
in my official visit and apparently the fraternal feel-
ing exists between Muskoka and Golden Rule
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 295
Lodges. As there was no work on the night of my
official visit, I endeavoured to give a talk on the
degree work, especially touching on the working
tools, their meanings and the duties of Masons.
Algonquin Lodge No. 434, Emsdale. This is
really the lodge of distances made near each month.
The W. M. attends regularlv from Orillia, the S.
W. from Novar, the J. W. from Kearnev and other
officers from Ravensworth and vSprucedale. It is a
lodge of late beginnings and earlv closings, for after
^the work in the lodge that personal touch which
has been characteristic of Algonquin from its
inception begins and the brethren meeting onlv once
a month are sorry to part. On my official visit the
officers of Granite Lodge attended and conferred a
degree. I noticed that the effects of the correct-
ness of the officials of Granite made an impression
on the officers and members of Algonquin.
It had been arranged that Algonquin should
visit and take part in the work, in my official
visit to Granite at Parry Sound, but unfortunately
the W. M. of Algonquin was taken ill at that time
and his visit was postponed until some future oc-
casion.
Powassan Lodge No. 443, Powassan. No other
lodge in the district seems to have felt the effects of
the war to such an extent as Powassan. Many of
the brethren have volunteered and among them W.
Bro. Williams. He has been succeeded bv W. Bro.
Ferguson, who I feel sure will conscientiously
endeavour to maintain the high standard set up by
his predecessors in office. On the date of my official
visit the officers and some of the brethren of Strong
Lodge were present and conferred a degree with
success. I would impress upon the brethren of
Strong and Powassan the necessity of paving each
other fraternal visits more frequentlv than' has been
the case in the past, the benefits will, I know, be
mutual. They should know each other better.
The outstanding features of District No. 19,
as observed by me during my year of office, are
devotion, striving after perfection, and sacrifice.
296 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Love for the craft is demonstrated in each of
the lodges by the regular attendance of the oldest
members, the able assistance rendered by P. Ms.,
and the painstaking work of the Secretaries.
Perfection of ritualistic work is aimed at by all
the officers of the lodges and the great distances
travelled by the members to meet and take part
in the meetings must entail sacrifices known only
to themselves.
Fraternally submitted,
ROBT. McCONKEY, D.D.G.M.,
Muskoka District No. 19.
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OTONABEE DISTRICT No. 20.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
I have the honour of submitting my report on
Otonabee District Xo. 20.
I fully appreciate the honour conferred upon
me in electing me to this high and important office.
I also wish to express my appreciation of the kind-
ness extended to me throughout the district. I was
very cordially received and royally entertained
everywhere.
Notwithstanding the dark cloud hanging over
us because of the war, Masonry is progressing be-
yond expectations in this district.
The first official duty devolving upon ine was
the constitution and consecration of Roval Arthur
Lodge Xo. 523, Peterborough, and the i'^stallation
of the officers. The ceremony was performed on
October 4th. I was ably assisted by R. W. Bro.
Squire, of Norwood; R. W. Bro. Kenner, of Peter-
borough, and several other Past Grand Officers. A
sumptuous repast was served after which a good
entertainment was rendered, led by R. W. Bro.
Crane. This lodge is a new one, of a high order,
with select officers, who are very proficient in the
work, and the lodge has a bright future.
Peterborough Lodge No. 155, Peterborough.
I visited this lodge on November 5th. The third
degree was exemplified in a very creditable manner,
the Alaster, W. Bro. Campbell, being in the chair.
He was ably assisted by his officers and such well
known P. Ms. as R. W. Bros. Crane, Morrow and
Rush, and W. Bros. Gibson, Hill and Fowler.
The work could scarcely be put on with more pro-
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. LONDON. 1916 299
ficiency. R. W. Bro. Walkey, who is Secretary of
this and Royal Arthur, has no superior as a Sec-
retary. The banquet was served in excellent taste
and a good entertainment provided by a number of
the members present. The attendance was the
largest I have seen in the district. The candidate,
Captain Munro, of the Ninety-third Battalion, was
exemplary in his work.
Orono Lodge No. 325, Orono. I drove out to
this lodge accompanied by a number of brethren
from Pontypool. Being disappointed in a candidate
they opened and closed in the three degrees. The
opening and closing was well in hand. The breth-
ren are very sociable and enthusiastic and I since
notice the lodge has been doing good work and has
had quite an increase in membership.
Keene Lodge No. 374, Keene. I deferred my
visit to this lodge till the June meeting, expecting
good motoring, but am sorry to say that a heavy
rainstorm which rendered the roads practically im-
passable prevented my visit. I understand they
have made fair progress during the year.
Norwood Lodge No. 223, Norwood. I was in-
vited to this lodge on September 20th. On this
occasion the Master, W. Bro. MacLennan, of Chateau-
quay Basin, Quebec, presented the lodge with a
history of its inception and progress from 1869 to
1915. This was received wnth gratification by the
members and a vote of thanks and an illuminated
address presented to W. Bro. MacLennan for his
pains. An interesting ceremony was performed in
this lodge in May when a memorial tablet, pre-
sented to the lodge by Lt.-Col. R. J. Stuart, a
member of the lodge, and former resident of Nor-
wood, was unveiled to the memory of Bro.. Russel
Pcarce, who died fighting for his country "some-
where in France." W. Bro. Dr. J. L. Hughes per-
formed the ceremony and gave an excellent address.
Wor. Bro. W. R. Murch and several others also
addressed the meeting. The deceased was a son of
V. W. Bro. Pearce and brother of W. Bro. Fred.
300 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Pearce, both P. Ms. of Norwood lodge. I officially
visited Norwood Lodge in May when the first de-
gree was worked. The Master, W. Bro. Thompson,
and his officers did good work. They were assisted
by R. W. Bro. vSquire and W. Bro. F. Pearce, both
enthusiastic Masons. R. W. Bro. Pearce and V.
W. Bro. J. B. Pearce still continue to take a deep
interest in the craft.
Lome Lodge No. 375, Omemee. I visited this
Lodge on May 4th. The lodge is prosperous. A
large number of young members were present.
This should be a prosperous outlook for the lodge.
The standing of the lodge is good.
Havelock Lodge No. 435, Havelock. This
lodge has had a prosperous year and has bright
prospects for next year W. Bro. Anderson and the
Secretary are a source of great strength to the lodge.
Hope Lodge No. 114, Port Hope. I visited
here on May 5th. A fraternal visit was paid on
this date by Doric Lodge of Toronto to the number
of about a hundred. They exemplified the first
degree in a very creditable manner after which a
grand dinner was served. A large number of
Masons were present from other lodges. After
dinner Doric Lodge rendered a very entertaining
programme which was immensely enjoyed by all.
Hope Lodge's hospita.lity in the social line certainly
knows no bounds.
Clementi Lodge No. 313. Lakefield. My visit
to this lodge was on June 6th. It is in a very pro-
gressive condition. The first degree was put on.
The work was well done. R. W. Bro. Hull and V.
\V. Bro. Fraser are still enthusiastic in the work.
Ontario Lodge No. 26, Port Hope. Good Fri-
day was the occasion of my visit here. The work
was of a high order. The Master and officers
seemed to take especial care to have the work as
nearly perfect as possible. The P. Ms. take an
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 301
active part in the affairs of the lodge. A good
repast was served, after which the brethren indulged
in song and speech. We had an enjoyable night.
Durham Lodge No. 66, Newcastle. The breth-
ren are to be congratulated on their good work for
such a small place. It was April 27th, and the
work was an initiation. W. Bro. Hoar is a good
worker.
J. B. Hall Lodge No. 145, Millbrook. They
have very neat quarters here and the lodge has a
prosperous appearance. Owing to train connections
not being good and also late trains, I did not see
much of the work but am satisfied the officers are
efficient. April 26th was the date.
Corinthian Lodge No. 101, Peterborough, March
17th. I witnessed some good work here by the
W. M. Bro. J. F. Allin, assisted by his officers and
P. Ms. Nesbitt, Walker, Winch and Morpeth. We
had a good meeting. The standing of the lodge is
excellent.
Jerusalem Lodge No. 31, Bowmanville. This
is one of the best lodges in the district. The hall
is very neatly and tastily decorated. The work is
of a high order. The books are well kept. The
members are justly proud of their reputation. The
date was April 27th and the work was an initiation
which requires no comment.
The many demands for funds for war purposes
decided the question of a Lodge of Instruction.
This and the large amount of work to be done was
the reason for leaving it over this year.
I take this opportunity of thanking the lodges
which contributed towards the regalia. I was
pleased to note that all but a couple fell in with
the new plan arranged by R. W. Bro. Bonnycastle
at the last district meeting. I think we should be
all of one accord in the matter.
I must not forget to call the attention of the
brethren to the loyal spirit of Masons, as exhibited
302 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
by the number of the brethren from the district
who have enHsted. Some have even paid the ex-
treme penalty, having given their lives in defence
of right.
In conclusion, I again thank the brethren of
the district for the very hearty reception given me
wherever I went. Too much cannot be said of the
brotherly feeling existing among the brethren of this
district.
Fraternally submitted,
H. T. ANDREWS, D.D.G.M.,
Otonabee District No. 20.
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304 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
EASTERN DISTRICT No. 21.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers
and Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
I herewith tender my report upon the condi-
tion of Masonry in this district for 1915-16. All
lodges have been visited, the work is proceeding
harmoniously and the prospects are fair. The year's
responsibilities have afforded me many pleasant ex-
periences and the opportunities which the super-
visory work, presented and which I sought to utilize,
have convinced me that there is no reason why the
office of the District Deputy Grand Master should
be considered one of honour only, for it may be
employed for the prosecution of strenuous labour
in the cause of social betterment.
Definition.
Section 67 of the Constitution states that the
duties of the District Deputy Grand Master are to
visit each lodge in the territory over which he pre-
sides and, while doing so, to see that the work is
orthodox and that the financial returns are regular-
ly forwarded to the Grand vSecretary. In short,
that his work is inspectoral and inquisitorial. vSuch
a definition does not call for any very pronounced
ability and could scarcely attract men of wide ex-
perience in social work. But, as the sovereign
authority relative to an institution which has zea-
lously guarded and defended liberty of thought, an
essential principle in human development, the
Grand Lodge has been true to its traditions in not
stultifying, through excessive delimitation the use-
fulness of her district officials. Much is left,
therefore, for the Grand Master's representatives to
work out for themselves. Thus authority and de-
finition do not intrude upon individual effort, and
instruction and inspiration may be combined, as the
Deputy Grand Master for the district associates
himself with the brethren in the various lodge
centres over which he has jurisdiction. It is fn the
department of interpretation that an official visitor
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. LONDON, 1916 305
may find scope for the exercise of any special
ability which he may possess, though the "right
way" relative to the exemplification of the cere-
monies looms large in the minds of those before
whom he appears. And this attitude deserves
commendation whenever it has reference to matters
of real importance, for no truth can be efficiently
taught unless those entrusted with the delineation
of the same are masters in their craft.
The Modus Operandi.
There is a vital untruth in the assertion that
all men are equal. This dogma became a philo-
sophy at a time when special privileges before the
law and in regard to the possession of the amenities
of life were enjoyed by those who had no inherent
right to the same. From this limited application it
passed to a universal disbelief in the great natural
law that both physical and spiritual qualities are
unequally distributed among men. While general
superiority or inferiority is non-existent, one man
may be superior to another with respect to attain-
ment in one department and inferior to the same as to
qualifications in another. He who fails to recognize
this principle is not only unacquainted with Free-
masonry but is ignorant of the meaning of life it-
self. Tn what sense, then, are we to define the
Masonic landmark, Equality? Some assert that it
has reference to the unanimity of purpose charac-
terizing all who seek to be enrolled among its mem-
bership. This is nearer the true interpretation, but
even this explanation presupposes the possibility of
identical aims, which would necessitate physical
and spiritual equality, an impossibility, as we have
noted above. All affirmative answers to any set of
questions, though given by different individuals,
mean what each one interrogated understands bv
the inquiries. Equality can have no distinct sig'-
nification in life apart from liberty and fraternitv.
It represents in nature the possession of certain
common physical experiences — identity of nomencla-
ture but not of content. In society it stands for
the granting to each that freedom of action which
is consonant wdth the weal of all. In Masonry it
306 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
proclaims the doctrine of "Liberty of Interpreta-
tion." The general admission of the law of special
superiority and special inferiority would provide
opportunity for instruction. It is because of the
tacit recognition of this principle that the enthus-
iasm of an officer may pervade the ranks and there-
by all may win a measure of distinction.
Lodge Work.
The main work of a lodge is to confer degrees,
that is to teach. The two requisites are officers and
the candidate, the audience forming only a stimu-
lus to official effort. The candidate is the all im-
portant member of the trinity, he is the one to be
instructed, everything should have him in view,
officers should strive to excel that they may be
able to give him the true impression, while verbal
accuracy is to be highly commended, expression
is more important, the impressive rendering of each
part of the ceremony by the various officers en-
trusted with the same is the ideal the performers
should constantly seek to attain.
The importance of the degree work brings up
the advisability of limiting the number conferred
on any single occasion. Does repetition tend to lessen
effectiveness? This will depend upon those partici-
pating therein. I have worked degrees from 9 p.m.
till 12.30 a.m. without intermission and enjoyed
the last as well as the first. Large lodges kindly
note that there are centres where a Past Master
is not a common species. I have been, intermit-
tently, a performer and a listener for as long a
period and my interest did not flag. Still, there is
a pretty general desire that some method should be
devised whereby time might be saved for discussion
upon the work of the officers and for exposition of
the symbolism employed. One lodge in this dis-
trict has put itself on record, for the guidance of the
W. M. in this respect, that it is in favor of working
but one degree at any single communication, unless
a majority of those present thereat request the W.
M. to do othersise. While appreciating such a
decision I can foresee circumstances which might
militate against its successful operation; in the first
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1016 .307
place the initiatory formalities could not be post-
poned very satisfactorily on account of the financial
situation in many lodges; further, the candidates
might not like delay and no lodge should con-
stantly disregard what its candidates may desire;
once more, the work might become very much con-
gested unless emergent communications were fre-
quently held, which would be impossible with the
lodges in small centres.
In connection with my official duties I required
the conferring of but one degree at any single visit.
This gave sufficient illustration to enable me to
estimate the ability of the officers in charge. I thus
had time to correct the irregularities in the work
and to address the brethren on some phase of
Masonic history, philosophy or ceremonialism, as I
may have thought fit to select.
It is a mistake of serious import to combine a
large amount of formal work with interpretive ad-
dresses upon the same. I was present, unofficially,
at a city lodge meeting, when such was attempted!
The essayist on that occasion had the extreme
pleasure of witnessing numerous withdrawals from
the audience just prior to his appearing on the
programme. I was not acquainted with the brother
who presented the paper nor with the conditions
that necessitated the retirement referred to, so am
simply using the circumstances for illustrative pur-
poses. The rule should be, if there is extensive
work, permit the same to have its due effect; if a
qualified brother has been requested to deliver an
address, give him ample opportunity by curtailing
other items upon the order paper. I am unalter-
ably opposed to frequent addresses at the communi-
cations of the fraternity, for, when recurring at short
intervals, they tend to interfere with the great
work of the lodges— the teaching of principles
through the conferring of degrees, but I am in
hearty sympathy with a modicum of this work
Each lodge, I think, if possible, should endeavour
to have two occasions in each year, exclusive of the
one when the D.D.G.M. makes his visit, when at-
tention should be given to instructive work apart
308 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
from ceremonial exemplification. At these assem-
blies start promptly, have only unavoidable business,
confer but one degree, and thus give ample time for
the address and for questions relating to the same.
I have sometimes thought that it would be wise
to have a competent brother review the work
occasionally, thus rendering assistance to the officers,
with a view to the more effective performance of
the ceremonies over which they preside. But then
again, the epithet "competent" might present in-
terpretive difficulties and thus lead to results wholly
at variance with the purpose suggested. Notwith-
standing its antiquity nor the relentless criticism
it has undergone, the instutition of our choice is
steadily gaining ground, so we who are now in
nominal control of its destinies should not fancy
that the climax has been reached.
At the commencement of my supervisory work
I thought it wise to exercise the authority vested
in me by Section 75 of the constitution, so appoint-
ed W. Bro. G. A. Ryan, of Riceville, District
Secretary, and Bro. Rev. K. H. Palmer, of Hawkes-
bury. District Chaplain. Through stress of private
concerns these officers were unable to accompany
me upon my official visits.
Plan of Inspection.
On account of illness my predecessor was un-
able to do any visiting prior to the last two months
of the Masonic year, which necessitated some lodges
having two inspections under one staff of officers.
In arranging the work this year I decided to dis-
tribute my visits over a period of eight months,
from October to May, omitting April as unsatisfac-
tory for travelling. This plan, if generally followed,
would be much more satisfactory than if all the
inspections occurred after installation in December.
I might add that all but one of the lodges in
Eastern District No. 21 install on December 27th.
Schedule of Visits.
Williamsburg No. 480, October 21st, 1915.
Excelsior No. 142, October 22nd, 1915.
Cornwall No. 125, November 11th, 1915.
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Maxville No. 418, November 12th, 1915.
Chesterville No. 320, December 21st, 1915.
Avonmore, No. 452, December 22nd, 1915.
St. John's No. 21a, January 18th, 1916.
Farran's Point, No. 256. January 19th, 1916.
Alexandria No. 439, February 1st, 1916.
Wales No. 458, February 14th, 1916.
Lancaster No. 207, February 15th, 1916.
Friendly Brothers' No. 143, February 16th,
1916.'
Henderson No. 383, February 18th, 1916.
Cardinal No. 491, March 10th, 1916.
Hawkesbury, No. 450. March 16th. 1916.
Plantagenet, No. 186, May 15th, 1916.
Grand Master's Visit.
One of the leading events of the year was the
visit of the M. W. the Grand Master Bro. S. A.
Luke. In making arrangements for the same, we
tried to have the occasion a thoroughly representa-
tive one. Cornwall was selected as the entertain-
ing centre and the brethren there measured up to
our expectations, for nothing was left undone to
ensure the success of the meeting. Delegations
from twelve of the sixteen lodges in the district,
besides visitors from several foreign jurisdictions and
from other centres in our own were present to meet
the chief ofhcial of the order. Through the media
of such gatherings a more intimate relationship
becomes possible, among the lodges themselves in
the first place, and between the rank and file of the
membership and the officials of the sovereign body
in the second.
Rearrangement of the District.
On October 2()th, 1916, a circular, giving a
summary, for local purposes, of one received from
M. W. Bro. Malone, Chairman of the Committee
in charge of the redivision into districts of the Grand
Lodge territory, was sent to Past District Deputy
Grand Masters. An expression of opinion was solic-
ited. In reply three views were advocated. As I
consider the District Deputy Grand Master represents
the whole district it was my duty to forward to the
310 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
central committee the various suggestions offered.
This was done, but in addition I appended criti-
cisms of each and concluded with an expression of
my own opinion upon the compositon of the dis-
trict as it now stands. The plans proposed were as
follows:
1st. Eliminate the lodges located at Vankleek
Hill, Riceville, Maxville, Alexandria and Hawkes-
bury, substituting therefor lodges from St. Lawrence
District No. 15.
2nd. Authorize the appointment of a commit-
tee each year, the retiring D.D.G.M. to be chair-
man, to accompany the latter's successor on his
official visits, with a view of seeing whether the
lodges had acted upon the suggestions offered by
the I. P. D.D.G.M.
3rd. The district, as now constituted, is emin-
ently satisfactory.
To these I submitted the following objections:
(a) View No. 1, while definite as to the com-
position of the district, made no suggestion regard-
ing what was to be done with the lodges whose ex-
clusion was desired.
(b) View No. 2 had only a very indirect bear-
ing upon the question at issue. It called for more
machinery; it could not fail to lead to a conflict
of authority between the Committee and the re-
presentative of the Grand Master; it placed too
much emphasis upon the value of the proposals of
one official.
"All are needed by each one,
Nothing is fair or good alone."
(q) View No 3 had the most supporters and
with this view I concurred. While doing so I point-
ed out out what a visit to each of the lodges would
entail upon me. All my visits were made by rail,
supplemented where necessary by livery. The total
distance travelled amounted to 1,700 miles, and the
time required for same occupied twenty-four days.
Such a tax .upon one's time means a considerable
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 311
burden, but, so far as the writer is concerned, it
was willingly borne and the severance of the pleas-
ant relationships which his official work created
will be appreciably felt.
The Committee removed the defect in the first
proposal by adding the five lodges concerned to
Ottawa District No. 16, at the same time eliminat-
ing from the latter nine lodges to form the new
district of Renfrew and one to be added to St.
Lawrence District. There can be no question that
the five lodges are more conveniently located to
Ottawa District than they are to the other lodges
in Eastern District. If the success of the work
necessitated a division, the one proposed is, in my
opinion, the best that could be suggested. What
the result is to be will be determined by Grand
Lodge.
Visitors.
The following past and present Grand Lodge
officers attended communications of other lodges
than their own, on the occasion of mv official visits.
M. W. Bro. S. A. Luke, G.M., at Cornwall; R.
W. Bro. R. H. Hanes, D.D.G.M., 1904-05, at Corn-
wall, Morrisburg and Wales; R. W. Bro. Rev. C.
O. Carson, D.D.G.M., 1908-09, at Cornwall; R. W.
Bro. H. C. Jones, D.D.G.M., 1910-11, at Riceville;
R. W. Bro. O. D. Casselman, D.D.G.M., 1911-12,
at Williamsburg; R. W. Bro. R. T. Nicholson, D.D.
G.M., 1912-13, at Cornwall; R. W. Bro. Geo. H.
Bradley, D.D.G.M., 1913-14, at Cornwall and Rice-
ville; R. W. Bro. Rev. F. E. Pitts, P.G.C., at Aults-
ville and Wales; R. W. Bro. Rev. D. Stewart, P.G.C.,
at Cornwall, Vankleek Hill and Riceville; V. W.
Bro. A. S. Morrison, P.G.S., at Williamsburg; V. W.
Bro. P. B. Proudfoot, G.S., at Chesterville.
Work Examined.
The work staged for my inspection consisted
of nine initiatory degrees, two F. C. degrees, and
two M. M. degrees. Three lodges, Maxville, Avon-
more and Williamsburg, did not confer any degrees
on the occasion of my official visit. I was present
at elections in two centres and was Installing Mas-
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ter for Plantagenet Lodge No. 186. In general, the
officers showed the required skill, though in some
cases there were many defects. These were not
alwavs due to the same cause and so should not be
viewed from the same standpoint nor judged by the
same standard. So far as it was possible to deter-
mine, the officers whom I inspected viewed their
work seriously, which is the first requisite for suc-
cess in any department of labour. I take pleasure
in adding that in every case my review of the work
presented was most appreciatively received by the
officers and members of each lodge visited. I
found throughout the district a sincere desire to
learn and an equally strong sentiment to give credit
for help received. All the lodges, with the excep-
tion of Maxville No. 418, have had additions to
their membership through initiation, the total in-
crease from this source being slightly greater than
that for 1914-15; and about equal to that of 1913-
14.
Addresses.
Preparatorv to the inauguration of my inspec-
toral tour 1 outlined addresses upon a number of
subjects pertaining to Masonic history and inter-
pretation. It has been my privilege to deliver
twelve of these addresses, though fewer than I had
intended, for I had expected to treat of a different
subject at each one of my visits. This was rend-
ered partially impossible by request of interested
participants and because the work in more than
one lodge harmonized with a particular subject.
The few repetitions occurred at widely separated
centres. It will be a most pleasant memory for me
to think that the brethren in different localities
requested me to publish the complete series in book
or pamphlet form. Believing, as I do, that Free-
masonry offers an adequate explanation of life's
phenomina, I could not but appreciate the oppor-
tunities, which my official position provided me, for
interpreting its philosophy. In this way I hope I
have been instrumentsl in placing before the lodges
in my inspectorate, an ideal worthy of attainment,
while valuing, at the same time, the hopes and
aspirations of those who came to hear me.
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Invitations.
I was invited by the committee in charge of
the erection of the new Masonic temple for Russell
Lodge No. 479, to be present at the laying of the
corner stone of that edifice on October 6th, 1916.
Through stress of work at the time I had to decline
the invitation.
Through the kindness of W. Bro. R. P. Taylor,
the W. M., during 1915, of -Chaudiere Lodge No.
264, Ottawa, I had the pleasure of meeting R. W.
Bro. Henry Cox, D.D.G.M., of Ottawa District
No. 16 when he paid his official visit to that lodge
on October 26th, 1915. The large attendance at
this communication must have been an inspiration
to the official visitor as well as to all others who
participated in the events of the evening.
Lodge of Fidelity No. 231, Ottawa, through
the Secretary, W. Bro. C. B. Patten, extended an
invitation to me to be present at the regular meet-
ing on November 16th, 1915. R. W. Bro. Cox,
D.D.G.M., was to be present officially on the oc-
casion and the order paper contained a large num-
ber of degree notices as well as several items of a
purely business character. In reply I expressed
regret that my own official work would prevent me
being present, but promised to visit the lodge at
some future time, which promise I have thus far
been unable to implement.
There have been very few instances of defec-
tive interpretation of the constitution. .Slight
irregularities, however, relative to Sections 148,
163, 189, 205. 219 and 243 have come under my
observation. Amendment has either already taken
place or has been promised, the latter having re-
ference to Nos. 148 and 219 only.
I was asked as to the eligibility of an applicant
for initiation, whose occupation, giving him no
settled abode, had necessitated his continual ab-
sence from his childhood home for seventeen years,
the same being within the territory of the lodge,
and a brother of the petitioner being a member of
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the latter. In ruling against the applicant, I
pointed out that neither place of birth nor domicile
of relatives could override the residence require-
ment of Section 185 of the constitution. I inti-
mated, however, that had the petitioner returned
to his home for the major portion of each year, the
ruling of M. W. Bro. McPherson, No. 5, in Grand
Lodge Proceedings for 1915, might have admitted
of his application being received, provided that
there was no other particular that would nullify
the same.
The following question was submitted to me
for adjudication: — If through lack of a quorum, a
regular communication, properly summoned, did
not take place, must the items of business appear-
ing on the summons for the same be entered on
those for another meeting, before such may be con-
sidered by the lodge?
I ruled that any constitutional matter or busi-
ness affecting the by-laws of the lodge, should
appear on the summonses until dealt with, but
that any other question might be considered at any
regular meeting without further notice. My decis-
ion was based on Sections 161 and 218 of the con-
stitution and on vSection 8 respecting trials.
The Broken Ranks.
"And they shall thereupon
Take rest ere they be gone
Once more on the adventure brave and
Several lodges have suffered through the death
of worthy members, and beside their graves, those
who had been linked with them in fraternal associa-
tion, publicly expressed the Freemasons' faith in
brotherhood, God and immortality. The following
names have been reported to me: — W. Bro. Rev.
S. Gower Poole, P. M., of Cornwall Lodge No. 125;
W. Bro. Allan John Marsh, P.M., and Bro. Robert
Thompson, of Friendly Brothers' Lodge No. 143;
Bro. James E. Brownell, M.M., of Avonmore Lodge
No. 452; and V. W. Bro. E. H. Tiffany, K.C., P.
G.J.D., of Alexandria Lodge No. 439. In addition
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three lodges have participated in the obsequies of
two brethren from foreign jurisdictions: Bro. Rev.
A. H. Visser, of Ashlar Lodge No. 31, G. R. Q.,
and Bro. McRae, of Carlyle Lodge No. 17, G. R.
S. Friendly Brothers' Lodge No. 143 conducted
the funeral service over Bro. Visser, who at the
time of his demise was the Methodist clergyman in
Iroquois; while Alexandria Lodge No. 439 and
Maxville Lodge No. 413, at the request of the lodge
in vSaskatchewan, had charge of the ceremonies at
the funeral of Bro. McRae. . I was personally
acquainted with only one of the deceased brethren,
V. W. Bro. Tiffany. When officially visiting Alex-
andria Lodge on February 1st, Bro. Tiffany took
charge of my introduction to No. 439, acted as
S. D.' in the F. C. degree, which was worked on
that occasion, and gave a very interesting address
at the banquet which followed the lodge room pro-
ceedings. Six weeks later our brother had gone.
He was a man of many parts; a skilled musician,
a poet and able lawyer and an erudite Mason. In
the ranks of the fraternity he had attained to the
Grand Junior Deaconship, having held that office
in 1914-15. The craft has lost a faithful friend and
Alexandria Lodge a devoted member.
"Nor blame we death, because he bare
The use of virtue out of earth;
We know transplanted human worth
Will bloom to profit, otherwhere."
Detailed Review of Lodge Work.
A supervising official, when inspecting a lodge,
should seek to combine completeness of review with a
thorough appreciation of the work from the stand-
point of those whose efforts are to be gauged. He
should also distinguish clearly between fixity of cere-
mony and matters of opinion. In this way he would
be able to avoid the positivism of the faddist and the
laxity of the latitudinarian.
Williamsburg, Maxville, Avonmore. I had no
special work to examine at any of these centres so
asked those in charge to open' and close the lodge
in the three degrees. There was considerable hesi-
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tancy at times, the officers being in doubt as to the
correct procedure. In this regard the errors oc-
curred chiefly in connection with the work of the
Deacons, which seemed to indicate that these
officials had not participated in the ceremonies
with sufficient frequency to ensure that accuracy
which is essential to good work. To make the
difficulty greater in the case of two of the lodges,
only one of the Deacons was present. No lodge
should allow the year to elapse without guarantee-
ing each officer the complete training which his
rank entitles him to receive, and all officials should
strenuously labour to attain the same.
Williamsburg Lodge No. 480 was the first upon
my official tour, W. Bro. E. J. Barkley, the W. M.,
being in charge. I was informed by the efficient
Secretary that there were no arrearages as regards
dues. The attendance of members and visitors was
creditable, the spirit prevailing in the lodge excel-
lent, and the entertainment at the close all that
could be deisred. R. \V. Bro. O. D. Casselman,
V. W. Bro. A. S. Morrison, and Bro. Rev. W. T.
Keough, of St. John's Lodge No. 26, G. R. Q.,
Mansonville, were among the visitors.
W. Bro. P. A. McNaughton, W. M., presided
on the occasion of my visit to Maxville Lodge No.
418. The attendance was not large but the interest
manifested supplied the deficiency in numbers. The
gathering was made more attractive from the fact
that a member of the lodge, Bro. Dr. Morrison,
who was about to leave for Europe to join the
Army Medical Corps, was made the recipient of a
handsome club bag. W. Bro. T.W. Munroe, in
making the presentation, referred to the part No.
418 had already taken in the war; for two brethren
who had been made Masons in this lodge had fallen
in action in France, one of them a brother of the
present vS. W.
The annual election of officers was the princi-
pal event at Avonmore Lodge No. 452, W. Bro. C.
S. Nesbitt, W. M., presiding. Promotion was
generally followed. There was a very large attend-
ance of members, among whom were many P. Ms.
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At the informal luncheon which, concluded this very
interesting communication, many questions of Ma-
sonic import were discussed, the brethren evincing
keen interest in the explanations given.
Excelsior, Cornwall, Chesterville. The work
in each of these lodges was the initiatory degree.
The officers in charge had held their positions for
almost the entire year so should have been well
skilled. It must be noted, however, that Excelsior
Lodge had not conferred any degrees for a long
time. As a consequence a greater number of errors
might have been expected, but even after making
all necessary allowance for this cause, the work was
poorly done. At Cornwall and Chesterville the
ceremonies were effectively exemplified, the officers
in both centres generally manifesting such familiar-
ity with their duties as to enable them to work
together for the portrayal of a complete scene. Mis-
takes were made but they were not such as to mar
the general effect. Clear articulation and delibera-
tive expression are necessary for the proper render-
ing of the solemnities of the degree. In these par-
ticulars the officers of Nos. 125 and 320 had very
fair success. My visit to Excelsior Lodge No. 142
occurred in October. The communication was well
attended, visitors being present from Nos. 143, 256
and 480. W. Bro. R. H. Ashton, W. M., conducted
the work of the evening, being assisted in portions
of the ceremonies by W. Bro. S. W. Wood, who
gave the charge most effectively, and Bro. Wm.
Thwait who acted as J. W. with credit to himself
and the lodge. Both these brethren belong to 143.
Three P. D. D.G.Ms, were present, R. W. Bros. R.
H. Hanes, of No. 256, and R. C. O. Carson and
Dr. W. C. Davy, both of the home lodge. The
Secretary, W. Bro. B. A. Herring, is a capable offi-
cer.
At Cornwall I had the pleasure of welcoming
to the district M. W. Bro. S. A. Luke, the Grand
Master. The large gathering was a thoroughly
representative one and at its close the brethren
tendered a banquet to the G. M. and myself at
which the usual toasts were honoured. W. Bro. A.
C. Wyatt, W. M., presided in the lodge room,
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while W. Bro. H. Williams acted as toastmaster in
a most excellent manner. It is interesting to note
that the candidate on this occasion was the Ameri-
can Consul stationed at Cornwall. R. W. Bro.
John Ridley, P.D.D.G.M, is the efficient Secretary
of No. 125. The communication was honoured by
the presnece of seven Past Grand Lodge officers in
the persons of R. W. Bros. Harkness, Hanes, Gar-
son, Ridlev, Nicholson and Bradlev, all P.D.D.G.
Ms., and Stewart, P.G.C. W. Bro. J. G. Craig,
W.M., presided at the communication of Chester-
ville Lodge No. 320, which was largely attended.
Visitors from Avonmore, Button and Russell were
present, among whom were V. W . Bro. Dr. P. B.
Proudfoot, G. S., and W. Bro. A. A. Fraser, P.M.,
both of No. 479. The initiatory ceremonies were
made much more interesting from the fact that the
candidate was a young soldier, invalided home from
the trenches in Western Europe. The annual
election of officers was the principal business trans-
acted. I had not previously visited the splendid
new home of Chesterville Lodge, but the reports
that I had read prepared me to expect something
much "above the ordinary, and I was not disap-
pointed. Among the manv Past Masters present
were R. W. Bro. O. D. Casselman, P.D.D.G.M.,
V. W. Bro. A. S. Morrison, P.G.S., and the veteran
Tyler, W. Bro. Moad, the latter being over eighty
years of age.
St. John's, Farran's Point. I visited these
lodges in January, the officers being in charge for
the first time. The E. A. degree was conferred in
both centres. In St. John's the work was discon-
nected, no evidence of that unity so necessary to
histrionic achievement being discernible as each
successive actor appeared upon the stage. One
could scarcely avoid the impression that the officers
viewed their connection with the ceremonies as an
independent one rather than as subsidiary to the
development of a single plot. Quite the reverse of
this was the case at Farran's Point, where each
official materially contributed to what was an un-
doubted success. It should be noted, however,
that whereas the J. W. of the latter lodge was un-
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able to give his special work, the same officer in
No. 21a exemplified it in a very fair manner.
W. Bro. Donald Adams, W. M., presided on my
visit to 21a. He could not confer the complete
degree but the able assistance of V.W. Bro. S. N.
Morrison and W. Bro. James Westgate supplied
the deficiencv. Among the visitors present were
R. W. Bro. Rev. Stewart P.G.C., and W. Bro. Cheney
W. M., both of No. 439, and Rev. Bro. Morgan,
of Doric Lodge No. 58, Ottawa. St. John's had
been seriously handicapped in not being able to
secure a permanent vSecretary, but this was over-
come by the election of Bro. G. S. Otto.
The work in No. 256 was in charge of W. Bro.
Chas. B. Rombough, W. M. The attendance was
very satisfactory, visitors being present from Nos.
458 and 462, among whom was R. W. Bro. Rev. F. E.
Pitts. The business was not comprehensive but
was conducted with despatch. The Secretary, R.
W. Bro. R. H. Hanes, P.D.D.G.M., was not present,
V. W. Bro. vSimeon Gove was an interested partici-
pant in the business.
Wales, Lancaster. These lodges were inspected
in February, when the officers in each centre ex-
emplified the ceremonies of initiation. While in
No. 207 all the regular officers were present, in No.
458 the S. W. and J. D. were absent. The work
was well done in both instances, though more com-
pletely in the former, for the J. W.'s specialty was
omitted in No. 458.
W. Bro. O. F. Eaman, W. M.. conducted the
proceedings in Wales Lodge. Among the large
number present were visitors from Nos. 207, 256,
452 and 462,'including R. W. Bros. R. H. Hanes
and F. E. Pitts. W. Bro. Wm. H. Empey, LP.M.,
assisted the W. M., while W. Bros. Manning and
A. Adams acted as S. W. and J. D. respectively.
V. W. Bro Warren takes an active interest in the
lodge's welfare. Wales Lodge is financially strong.
On the occasion of my official visit to Lancaster
Lodge the W. M., W. Bro. G. A. Watson, presided,
his work throughout being of a very high order.
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W. Bro. C. McRae gave a most effective rendition
of the charge. R. W. Bro. R. T. Nicholson and V.
W. Bro. J. P. Snyder, who are always interested in
matters pertaining to the lodge's welfare, were pre-
sent. It was a great pleasure to meet again friends
of other days whom I had known as Masons and
non-masons when I was a High School teacher in
the district. No. 207 has a splendid home, a well-
qualified staff of officers and a growing membership.
Cardinal, Hawkesbury. These two lodges con-
ferred a first degree when examined in March, thus
concluding the initiatory ceremonies which fell to
my province to value. I should like to commend
the officers of No. 491 for the careful enunciation
of every portion of the work; this quality was not
generally manifested in No. 450, which militated
against the presentation of a single scene. It
should be thoroughly understood that an officers'
duties are not satisfactorily discharged when his
words are audible to the candidate only, for, since
the latter is an emblem, in addition to being a
novitiate, all should hear. It is a flagrant error to
conclude that only the W. Ms. work concerns the
unofficial membership. The J. W. of 450 rendered
his address with due deliberation, whereas the same
officer in No. 491, though excelling in every other
way, spoke too rapidly. This characteristic fails to
appreciate the position of the candidate.
My visit to Cardinal was heralded by a severe
storm, which prevented many from attending. I
was welcomed to the town by several P. Ms. and
officers of the lodge and later was a guest at the
home of the I. P.M., W. Bro. Dr. Locke, who is a
very enthusiastic Mason. W. Bro. Wallis Fletcher,
W M., presided in the lodge room but did not ex-
emplify the complete degree. His work was ably
supplemented by W. Bros. Wormington, Kingston
and Locke, a trinity of very efficient P.Ms. All
candidates in No. 491 have to show much more than
the usual acquaintance with the ceremonies before
they are considered qualified for advancement. It
is an interesting fact that each W. M., on his re-
tirement, furnishes the lodge with a framed photo.
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of himself, a custom which will, in due time, pro-
vide an artistic collection of great historical value.
It is worthy of being noted that the brethren in
this centre have placed themselves on record as in
favour of working but a single degree at any com-
munication, unless a majority of those present there-
at request the W. M. to do otherwise..
W. Bro. E. B. Slack, W. M., was in charge of
my official visit to No. 450 and performed all duties
pertaining to his office in a very creditable manner.
The attendance was most satisfactory, visitors be-
ing present from Nos. 21a, 58, 186 and 405, in our
jurisdiction, and from No. 81, G.R.Q. A splendid
banquet concluded this very interesting visit, at
which the usual toasts were honoured, the speakers
including W. Bro. Slack, of the home lodge; Rev.
Bro. Garrett, of Doric No. 58, Ottawa, and others.
A unique feature of this communication, from my
own point of view, was the presence of former pupils
of mine in Public and High School work from four
different centres.
Alexandria, Friendly Brothers'. The inspec-
tion of these lodges occurred in February, in both
centres the work presented for valuation being a
second degree. The officers in No. 439 assume their
positions in June, while those in No. 143 commence
their work in December; the former would thus
have the advantage in length of service. It is
necessary to mention, however, that No. 439 had
very little work prior to my visit. The ceremonies
were well exemplified in both instances, the W. Ms.
erring in exactly the same manner. The defect
furnished an illustration of the difficulty of prac-
tising and preaching at the same time, for, when
the Worshipful brethren were instructing the can-
didate they failed to observe that they were not
"standing examples" of the principles they were
elucidating.
W. Bro. H. L. Cheney, W. M., conducted the
proceedings in No. 439 with due impressiveness.
Two of the leading officers, the S. W. and the S. D.
were absent, R. W. Bro. G. A. Bradley and V. W.
Bro. E. H. Tiffany filling the offices for the occasion.
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The attendance, owing to the prevalence of sickness,
and to the icy condition of the streets and highways
was not large. I was much pleased to learn that
the lodge has a representative at the front, Bro.
Wm. Bannerman, who is in the Transport vService.
In charitable work No. 439 does not restrict its
efforts to helping members of the craft, for, on the
occasion of my visit, a creditable sum of money was
voted towards alleviating the conditions under which
a reputable citizen of the town was living, the same
person not being a member of the order. The
events of this very pleasant gathering was termina-
ted by a banquet, the toasts being proposed or
replied to by R. W. Bros. Bradlev and Stewart,
V. W. Bro. 'Tiffany, W. Bro. Cheney and others.
On the occasion of my official visit to No. 143
the W. M., W. Bro. Edward Strader, officiated in a
verv acceptable manner. Among the large number
present were visitors from Nos. 28, 142 and 480.
The officers are well skilled. The W. M. has the
assistance of a number of efficient P. Ms., among
whom is the able Secretary, W. Bro. vS. W. Wood.
A most interesting time was spent in discussion
upon the various ceremonies of the craft, the ques-
tions asked showing accurate observation and care-
ful thought. It is important to add that no can-
didate is considered qualified for promotion until
he is much more intimately acquainted with the
ceremonies already conferred than is usually the
case. An elaborate banquet brought the gathering
to a close.
Henderson. For my inspection this lodge exem-
plified the M. M. degree, with W. Bro. J. D. Stew-
art, W. M., in charge. The work was performed
with the impressiveness befitting the occasion. No
candidate is advanced in No. 383 until he has given
evidence of more than ordinary proficiency in the
ceremonies already conferred. The J. W. and the
I. G. were not present, W. Bros. G. A. Dixon and
G. H. McKeown supplying for the absent officials.
A severe storm deterred those who lived at a dis-
tance from attending; those present included visitors
from Smith's Falls, Aultsville, Erin and Massena,
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N.Y. A number of questions were asked, in an-
swering which I took occasion to remark that all
procedure suggested should have its value attested
by the feasibility of reasonable explanation of the
same. After a number of brief addresses had been
given, an informal lunch was served, which ter-
minated the evening's proceedings.
Plantagenet. My last official visit was to
Plantagenet No. 186, the lodge in which I was
initiated into the mysteries of the craft. There was
a large attendance, over eighty-five per cent, of the
available membership being present, besides visitors
from Nos. 21a and 439, among whom were R. W.
Bro. H. C. Jones and W. Bro. E. H. Elvidge, and
R. W. Bro. G. A. Bradley, R. W. Bro. Rev. D.
Stewart and W. Bro. Dr. H. L. Cheney. W. Bro.
H. H. Hillis, W. M., and his assistants conferred a
third degree with very fair results. While some of
the officers will have serious difficulty in exempli-
fying successfully the more comprehensive cere-
monies, which promotion may place under their
charge, the Deacons and the Inner Guard did well,
though the former erred fundamentally on three
occasions. Considerable prompting and some re-
petition occurred both of which are w^eaknesses in
ceremonial exemplification. Judged in its entirety
however, the degree was impressively rendered,
notwithstanding the official mistakes. My review
of the work was not in any sense exhaustive, for
I deemed it better under the circumstances to treat
of salient features only, bringing each officer's duties
into prominence in some particular. At the con-
clusion of the lodge room proceedings, the brethren
repaired to the banquet hall. The menu provided
was excellent and thoroughly enjoyed. Short ad-
dresses were delivered by R. W. Bros. Jones,
Bradley, Stewart and others. W. Bro. G. A. Ryan,
Secretary of No. 186, was Director of Ceremonies
for the occasion. Two members of the lodge, Bros.
A. P. Cooper and Dr. F. B. Mcintosh, have en-
listed for war service in Europe.
Plantagenet Lodge has, almost invariably, had
to conduct its labours with an incomplete staff of
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officials, • a condition largely due to its widely
scattered clientele. During the past two years,
owing to the Grand Lodge having granted a change
of meeting place from Plantagenet to Riceville,
there has been material improvement in this par-
ticular, for the large local increase in rriembership
has made regularity of attendance possible and as a
consequence an officer passes through several ranks
instead of receiving too rapid promotion or of being
passed over as incapable. Even with the above
improvement, No. 186 will continue to have a some-
what limited field from w^hich to select its official
staff. vSince the change in location two years ago,
the members of this lodge have erected, and fully
paid for, a commodious hall, valued at over fifteen
hundred dollars. This edifice, metal-sheeted through-
out, is a two-storey structure, the lower one
being used as a banqueting room and the upper for
general lodge purposes. As a protection there is
an insurance of twelve hundred dollars on building
and contents.
From its inception in 1867, to the present time,
this little lodge has presented a striking example of
Masonic faithfulness. In its early history the local
field was promising, but gradually it began to de-
pend on territory farther and farther removed, until
but two or three members remained in the pre-
cincts of the lodge. When the writer was J. W.
and S. W. he resided twenty-two miles from the
meeting place. Amidst the changes, however, the
light of Masonic truth was kept burning brightly,
the same lessons were taught, the same sacrifices
made. In February, 1917 its semi-centennial will
have been attained.
Valedictory.
In reviewing the work which I have been per-
mitted to perform, I deem it important to call at-
tention to certain essentials for the adequate re-
presentation of lodge ceremonies. Those who have
to exemplify these ceremonies should, of course, be
fully cognizant of the requisites for successful work,
but the general membership are not exempt from
their application. The sine qua nons are: — •
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1. The emblematic value of the candidate.
2. The unity of each degree.
3. The philosophy of the series.
There should never be any attempt on the part
of an inspector to interfere in the slightest degree
with the individuality of an officer, for it is the
personal equation which lends interest and origin-
ality to the portrayal of a plot; reason, instead of
authority; teaching in place of telling, are the
desiderata.
It has been my privilege to address over fifty
per cent, of the actual membership of the district
o.ver which I have presided during the current year;
this would mean more than seventy-five per cent.
of the resident brethren. I have thus related my-
self to the Freemasonry understood and practised
in No. 21. My experience would lead me to testify
that the faddist is unknown therein, that the mem-
bership generally desire to work intelligently, to
learn from others and to live our creed.
In concluding my official work and relinquish-
ing its responsibilities to my successor, I take plea-
sure in stating that the receptions tendered me were
most cordial, that the review of the work in each
centre was appreciatively received, that the addres-
es given were listened to with manifest interest
and that the brethren, whom I had the good fortune
to meet, place a high value upon Freemasonry and
endeavour to make its principles operative.
Fraternally submitted,
M. W. SHEPHERD, D.D.G.M.,
Eastern District Xo 21.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD ON WARRANTS.
The R. W. the Deputy Grand Master, on be-
half of the Board of General Purposes, presented
the following report, which was read by R. W. Bro.
A. J. Young, Chairman of the Committee on War-
rants:
REPORT.
The Board of General Purposes, through the Commit-
tee on Warrants, begs to report as follows:
Your Committee, having examined the various books,
and records presented to them by lodges under dispensation,
recommends that warrants be granted to the following:
Golden Beaver, Nt). 528, Timmins.
Myra, No. 529, Komoka.
Cochrane, No. 530. Cochrane.
High Park, No. 531, Toronto.
Canada, No. 532, Toronto.
Shamrock, No. 533, Toronto.
And that the dispensations granted to Englehart Lodge,
Englehart, and Phoenix Lodge, Fonthill, be continued for
another year.
Re Elysian Lodge No. 212, Garden Island — Surrender
of Warrant.
From the correspondence submitted to your committee
it appears that the business formerly carried on at Garden
Island, and which made the maintenance of a lodge at this
point possible, has been closed out, and that Elysian Lodge
decided to surrender their warrant to Grand Lodge. Your
Committee, therefore, recommend that as the Warrant,
Minute Book, Jewels, etc., of the lodge are in the hands of
the Grand Secretary, he be instructed to retain same and
to issue certificates to the several members of Elysian Lodge
showing -their standing in the lodge in accordance with
Section 255 of the Constitution.
Re Porcupine Lodge No. 5()<), change of location. Por-
cupine to South Porcupine.
Your Committee have examined the correspondence
submitted in the matter and beg leave to adv'ise that all
notices necessary to be observed in procuring a vote of the
members of the lodge seem to have been fully complied
with. That the vote in favour of the change of location
was carried by a substantial majority and that the District
Deputy Grand Master recommends that the wishes of the
lodge be carried into effect. We, therefore, recommend that
the petition be granted and given effect to as soon as a
proper place of meeting is provided in South Porcupine,
satisfactory to the District Deputy Grand Master and pro-
perly dedicated to the purposes of Freemasonry.
328 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Your Committee wish to again call the attention of
Grand Lodge, and particularly the Grand Secretary's office,
to the unsatisfactory class of lodge books sent in by some
of the lodges asking for warrants. Lodges receiving dis-
pensations seem to be allowed to procure any kind of books
they desire, and in consequence each lodge provides itself
with whatever books the judgment and experience of their
Secretary dictates, and in some cases they are entirely un-
suitable. We would, therefore, recommend that Grand
Lodge instruct the Grand Secretary's office to provide a
standard set of lodge books, including Members' Register,
Visitors' Register, Minute Book, General Membership Re-
cord Book, Cash Book and Ledger, and as each dispensa-
tion is granted and before the lodge is instituted the breth-
ren to whom the dispensation is granted must provide a set
of these standard books for the purpose of the lodge.
Fraternally submitted,
A. J. YOUNG,
Chairman.
It was moved by R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope,
seconded by R. W. Bro. A. J. Young, and
Resolved, That the report of the Board on Warrants
be received and adopted.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PRO-
POSED MASONIC MUSICAL RITUAL.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers and
Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of
Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Your committee, appointed at the last regular communi-
cation of Grand Lodge to consider and report upon the
desirability of adopting a uniform musical ritual for use
throughout the jurisdiction, have carefully considered the
subject and beg to report as follows:
1. Communications have been had with a large num-
ber of lodges throughout the jurisdiction.
2. Replies have been received from almost all the
lodges with whom communications have been had as above
stated, and each and every one is heartily in favour of
same.
3. The proposed musical ritual consists of two parts,
one hymnal and the other chant work. Herewith submitted
is a copy of each part.
4. Your committee have satisfied themselves that with
the exception of the music for the following tunes, namely:
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON.. l-91ti 329
Vox Delecti, Pentecost, St. Clement and Hesperus, satis-
factory arrangements can be made with the owners of
the copyright thereof, and as to the four above mentioned,
your committee have communicated with the parties re-
questing permission to use the music, but at the present
time replies have not been received from Europe; and if
satisfactory arrangements cannot be made with the said
owners, then of course it will be impossible to use those
particular tunes, but substitutes can be provided without
difficulty. Copies-of the communications above referred to
are filed herewith.
5. Enquiries have been made as to the probable cost
which will be approximately as follows:
For 1,000 copies S700.00 (cost per copy 70c).
For 5,000 copies $1,190.00 (cost per copy 24c).
For 10,000 copies $1,790.00 (cost per copy 18c).
6. Your committee therefore recommend that the
proposed hymnal, hymn work and chant work, be adopted
by Grand Lodge as a musical ritual for use in constituent
lodges, and that 5.000 copies at a cost of approximately
•SI, 190 be ordered and that they be retailed by the Grand
Secretary to members of the craft at 50 cents each.
All of which is fraternally submitted,
WM. DAVID Mcpherson.
Chairman.
It was moved by R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope,
seconded by M. W. Bro. W. D. McPherson, and
Resolved, That the report of the Special Committee
on proposed Alasonic Musical Ritual be received and r.dooted.
NOTICES OF MOTION.
The Grand Secretary presented the following
Notices of Motion received by him within the time
prescribed by the Constitution.
By M.W. Bro. John E. Harding.
No. 1. That Section 124 of the Constitution be amended to read: —
124. The annual meeting of Grand Lodge shall be held at the
hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of the third Wednesday in May,
at the place decided upon at the previous annual meeting.
No. 2. That Section 1 17 of the Constitution be amended to read : —
117. The accounts shall be closed on the 31st day of March
in each year. They shall be audited continuously during the year
by a professional accountant to be named by the Board, and an
abstract thereof certified by the auditor as correct shall be prepared
330 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
and sent to each lodge not later than the 1st day of May in each
year. (See Section 103.)
No. 3. That Rule No. 3 respecting Grants for Benevolence, in the
Constitution, be amended to read: —
3. All applications for relief must be made upon a printed form,
which will be furnished by the Grand Secretary when applied for.
They shall be sent to, and be in the possession of the Grand Secre-
tary before the first day of April immediately preceding the annual
meeting of Grand Lodge in each and every year. It is imperative
that the fullest possible information be given in the several blanks
in such printed form, whether the application is made for the first
time or for the renewal of a grant.
No. 4. That notwithstanding the provision of Section 35 of the
Constitution, all brethren who shall have filled any elective or ap-
pointive office in Grand Lodge for the shortened Masonic year
beginning on the 20th of July, 1916, and ending on the 16th of May,
1917, shall be entitled to past rank as though they had served the
full term of twelve months.
By M.W. Bro. D. F. Macwatt.
No. 5. That Section 45 of the Constitution be amended to read: —
45. The Constitution of Grand Lodge may be amended or
altered at any annual meeting thereof by a two-thirds vote of the
members present, provided that notice in writing, stating distinctly
the proposed amendment or alteration, shall have been given at the
preceding annual meeting, or shall have been sent to the Grand
Secretary before the first day of May preceding the meeting at which
the motion is to be considered, and published in the notice paper.
Any amendment to the Constitution which has been rejected by
Grand Lodge shall not be reconsidered at any time within five years
after such rejection, except leave be given by Grand Lodge by a
two-thirds vote, such vote to be taken without debate.
Xo. 6. That Clause 7 of Section S4 of the Constitution be amended
to read : —
He shall, on or before the fifteenth day of May in each year,
send to each lodge and to every officer of Grand Lodge, copies of
notices of motion.
Xo. 7. That Rule No. 61 respecting Trials for Masonic oftences,
in the Constitution, be amended to read: —
61. When a lodge recommends to Grand Lodge, as provided
i n Rule 34, that a brother be expelled, the recommendation shall be
forwarded to the Grand Secretary at least ten days before the next
atniual meeting of Grand Lodge, to be laid before the Board of
General Purposes, which shall report thereon to Grand Lodge.
Should the report confirm such recommendation and be adopted by
Grand Lodge, the brother shall be summoned to appear before the
Board of General Purposes and Grand Lodge at the next annual
meeting thereof to show cause why he should not be expelled, and
the Board, when the matter comes up for consideration, shall re-
commend to Grand Lodge such action in the matter as may seem.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 331
just or expedient. Should such a recommendation and papers reach
the Grand Secretary in sufficient time to admit of the service of a
notice upon the convicted brother, the Grand Secretary shall serve
a ten days' notice upon him, either personally or by registered letter
addressed to him at his last known address, requiring him to appear
before the Board of General Purposes two days preceding the annual
communication of Grand Lodge to show cause at the next annual
meeting of Grand Lodge why he should not be expelled for his offence.
By M.W. Bro. A. T. Freed.
No. S. That Section 129, sub-section v. (i) be amended to read: —
(i). The report on Fraternal Correspondence.
By R.W. Bro. J. A. Macfadden.
No. 9. That Section 245 of the Constitution be amended by altering
item number twelve with respect to fees payable by each
lodge to Grand Lodge for every member, to read : —
For every member of each lodge, one dollar per annum.
By V.W. Bro. E. H. Tiffany.
No. 10. That Section 194 of the Constitution be repealed and that
the following be enacted in lieu thereof: —
194. No person shall be initiated in a lodge if, on the ballot,
black balls equalling in number more than five per cent of its mem-
bers actually residing within its jurisdiction appear against him.
By R.W. Bro. John Kerr Bryden.
No. 11. That Section 3 of the Constitution respecting representa-
tion at Grand Lodge meetings by proxy be amended by
adding thereto the following: —
Except in Algoma District No. 17, where any lodge in the dis-
trict may appoint a proxy resident in the district who is not a mem-
ber of the lodge, and such proxy shall not represent more than three
lodges.
By R.W. Bro. W. J. Drope.
No. 12. That paragraph number two in the charge to the newly
initiated Candidate, in the (Constitution, be altered to read :■ —
As a citizen of the world I am next to enjoin you to be exemplary
in the discharge of your civil duties by never proposing or at all
countenancing any act that may have a tendency to subvert the
peace and good order of society; by paying due obedience to the laws
of the state which may for a time become the place of your residence
or afford you its protection; and, above all, by never losing sight of
the allegiance due to the ruler of the country of which you are a
naturalized citizen.
By R.W. Bro. W. J. Martin.
No. 13. That Section 255 of the Constitution be amended by add-
ing after the words "raised in a lodge" in the fifth line of the
said section: —
332 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
All Master Masons must prove their proficiency in the third
degree, which must be recorded in the books of the lodge, and that
the Grand Secretary shall receive, from the Secretary of the lodge,
notice that the newly raised candidate has proved his proficiency by
being examined in open lodge, before the Grand Secretary is re-
quired to issue a Grand Lodge certificate to such member.
By W. Bro. Joseph Whyte Rogers.
No. 14. That Section 199 of the Constitution be amended by the
addition of the following: —
" the medium of communication to be determined by a majority
of the representatives, one from each of the said lodges having con-
current jurisdiction, present and voting, at a meeting called for the
purpose, subject to the approval of the Grand Alaster. "
By M. W. Bro. E. T. Malone.
No. 15. That the report of the Committee appointed by Grand
Lodge in 1915, in connection with the re-distribution of lodges
in this Grand Jurisdiction, and the re-constitution of the dis-
tricts, be adopted, and that the changes therein recommended
in the re-distribution of lodges and re-constitution of the
districts shall immediately become effective.
REPORT OF THE BOARD ON CONSTITUTION
AND LAWS.
The R. W. the Deputy Grand Master presented
the following report, which was read by M. W. Bro.
J. H. Burritt, Chairman of the Committee on Con-
stitution and Laws:
REPORT.
The Board of General Purposes, through its Committee
on Constitution and Laws, begs to present the following
report, and wishes to state, for the information of the mem-
bers of Grand Lodge, a very large number of whom have
not seen the notices of motion to be presented to Grand
Lodge, that its said Committee, in so far as these notices of
motion are concerned, do not in any way deal with the
merits of the motions, but simply decide whether there is
any legal objection to such motions being placed before
Grand Lodge for discussion.
NOTICES OF MOTION.
1. By M. W. Bro. Harding to amend section No. 124,
changing the date of the annual communication from its
present date to the third Wednesday in May. There is no
legal objection to this motion being placed before Grand
Lodge for discussion.
2, 3, 4. Should the above motion carry, then the M.
W. Brother's motions 2, 3 and 4 would also require to be
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 191() 333
passed to regulate the conditions consequent upon the
altered date, and there is no legal objection to the said
motions being placed before Grand Lodge.
5. By M. W. Bro. Macwatt, to amend section 4o.
The object of this motion is to substitute the word "May"
for the word "March," before which date the notices of
motion should be in the hands of the Grand Secretary.
There is no legal objection to this motion being placed be-
fore Grand Lodge.
6. By M. W. Bro. Macwatt, to amend clause 7 of
section 84 by changing the date from the 1st of April (as in
that clause) to the 15th day of May. There is no legal
objection to this motion being placed before Grand Lodge.
7. By M. W. Bro. Macwatt, to amend rule 61 respect-
ing trials for Masonic offences. The object of this motion is
to make it possible for a convicted brother to have his hear-
ing before the Board of General Purposes two days prior to
the annual meeting, instead of appearing before Grand Lodge,
and another change with respect to Masonic offences.
There is no legal objection to this motion being placed be-
fore Grand Lodge.
S. By M. W. Bro. Freed, amending section 129 sub-
section V (i) by changing the word "Foreign" to "Fraternal."
There is no legal objection to this motion being placed be-
fore Grand Lodge.
9. By R. W. Bro. J. A. Macfadden, to amend section
24.5, item 12, by striking out the words "fifty cents" and
inserting the words "one dollar." There is no objection to
this motion being placed before Grand Lodge.
10. By V. W. Bro. E. H. Tiffany, to repeal section
194, and enacting in lieu thereof as follows: "No person
shall be initiated in a lodge if, on the ballot, blackballs
equalling in number, more than 5 per cent, of its members
actually residing within its jurisdiction appear against him."
There is no legal objection to this motion being placed be-
fore Grand Lodge.
11. By R. W. Bro. J. K. Bryden, to amend section 3
by adding the words as follows: "Except in Algoma District
No. 17, where any lodge in the district may appoint a
proxy resident in the district who is not a member of the
lodge, and such proxy shall not represent more than three
lodges." There is no legal objection to this motion being
placed before Grand Lodge, as five years have now elapsed
since the similar motion was voted down by Grand Lodge.
12. By R. W. Bro. Drope, shortly, to amend para-
graph No. 2, in the charge to the newly-initiated candidate
by striking out the words "Sovereign of your native land,"
and substituting therefor the words, "Ruler of the country
of which you are a naturalized citizen." There is no legal
objection to this motion being placed before Grand Lodge.
334 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
13. By R. W. Bro. W. J. Martin, to amend section
255 by making it a condition precedent to his obtaining his
G. L. certificate, that the newly-raised brother should prove
his proficiency in the third degree, etc. Whilst there is no
legal objection to this motion being placed before Grand
Lodge, yonr Board have found that this proposed motion
if passed, would conflict with sections 45, 203 and 255, and
inasmuch as the R. W. Bro. has not perfected his motion
by adopting measures therein or otherwise to harmonize,
or otherwise amend said sections 45, 203 and 255, the board
cannot recommend the passing of said motion at the present
time.
14. By W. Bro. Joseph Whyte Rogers, to amend section
190 by the following addition: "The medium of communi-
cation to be determined by a majority of the representatives,
one from each of the said lodges having concurrent juris-
diction, present and voting, at a meeting called for the pur-
pose, subject to the approval of the Grand Master." There
is no legal objection to this motion going before Grand Lodge
15. By ]\I. \V. Bro. Malone, report of a special com-
mittee in connection with the redistribution of lodges in the
jurisdiction and the reconstitution of the districts, for adop-
tion by Grand Lodge, which the M. W. Bro. has put as a
notice of motion. There is no legal objection to this motion
being placed before Grand Lodge.
Fraternally submitted,
JAS. H. BURRITT,
Chairman.
It was moved by R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope,
seconded by M. W. Bro. J. H. Burritt, and
Resolved, That the report of the Board on Constitu-
tion and Laws be received and adopted.
REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE
PROPOSED RE-DISTRIBUTION OF THE LODGES
AND RE-CONSTITUTION OF THE DISTRICTS.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers and
Members of Grand Lodge.
The committee appointed at the last annual communi-
cation for the purpose of re-distributing the lodges and re-
constituting the districts in this jurisdiction begs to report
as follows:
The committee met at the City of Toronto on October
9th, 1915, when M. W. Bro. E. T. :Malone was elected
chairman and R. W. Bro. R. L. Gunn was added to the
committee.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, lOKi 335
After considerable discussion and reference to the pro-
ceedings of the committee re Re-distribution of Districts in
or about the years 1886, 1903 and 190L the following basis
for work was unanimously agreed upon;
1. To ignore munieii)al, ])arlianientary and geograph-
ical boundaries.
2. To group the lodges so as to bring those in each
District within easy distance of each other.
3. To so arrange the lodges as to have due regard to
railway, stage and general travelling facilities.
4. To equalize the districts where same is possible.
5. To create new districts if it shall be found to tie in
the interest of the craft in general so to do.
6. To allot a reduced number of lodges to each dis-
trict so as to enable the D. D. G. M. to give increased
attention to each lodge, thus producing better results.
A circular was issued to the District Deputy Grand
Masters and much correspondence and many personal inter-
views followed, to all of which your committee gave full
and faithful consideration.
The committee now recommends that the lodges in this
jurisdiction be re-distributed and the districts re-constituted
as follows:
PROPOSED RE-DISTRIBUTION OF LODGES
AND RE-CONSTITUTION OF DISTRICTS.
ERIE DISTRICT No. 1 (16 Lodges.)
No. 31 — Thistle .\niherstburg No. 402 — Central Essex
No. 41 — St. George's Kingsville No. 403 — Windsor Windsor
No. 40— Wellington Chatham No. 413— Naphtali Tilbury
No. 47 — Great Western Windsor No. 448 — Xenophon Wheatley
No. 207 — Parthenon Chatham No. 457 — Century Merlin
No. 274 — Kent Blenheim No. 488 — King Edward Harrow
No. 290 — Leamington Leamington No. 500 — Rose Windsor
No. 395 — Parvaim Comber No. 521 — Ontario Windsor
ERIE DISTRICT No. la (18 Lodges).
No. 44— St. Thomas St. Thomas No. 302— St. David's St. Thomas
No. 94 — St. Mark's Port Stanley No. 327 — Hammond Wardsville
No. 120 — Warren Fingal No. 336 — Highgate Highgate
No. 140 — Malahide Aylmer No. 364 — Dufferin Melbourn*
No. 171— Prince of Wales, Lawrence St. No. 386 — McCoU West Lome
No. 232 — Cameron Dutton No. 390 — Florence Florence
No. 245 — Tecumseh ThamesviUe No. 391 — Howard Ridgetown
No. 255 — Sydenham Dresden No. 411 — Rodney Rodney
No. 282— Lome Glencoe No. 422 — Star of the East....Bothwell
336
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
ST. CLAIR DISTRICT No. 2 (20 Lodges.)
No. 56 — Victoria Sarnia No. 294-
No. 81 — St. John's Mt. Brydges No. 312-
No. 83— Beaver Strathroy No. 323-
No. 116 — Cassia Thedford No. 328-
No. 153— Burns Wyoming No. 392-
No. 158 — Alexandra Oil Springs No. 397-
No. 194 — Petrolia Petrolia No. 419-
No. 238— Havelock Watford No. 425-
No. 260 — Washington Petrolia No. 437-
No. 263 — Forest Forest No. 503-
-Moore Courtright
-Pnyx Wallaceburg
-Alvinston Alvinston
-Ionic Napier
-Huron Camlachie
-Leopold Bridgen
-Bismarck Sarnia
-St. Clair Sombra
-Tuscan Sarnia
-In wood In wood
LONDON DISTRICT NO. 3 (20 Lodges).
No. 20 — St. John's London
No. 42 — St. George's London
No. 64 — Kilwinning London
No. 107— St. Paul's Lambeth
No. 190 — Belmont Belmont
No. 195 — Tuscan London
No. 209a-St. John's London
No. 289— Doric Lobo
No. 300 — Mount Olivet Thomdale
No. 330- — Corinthian London
No. 344 — Merrill Dorchester Sta
No. 345 — Nilestown Nilestown
No. 358- — Delaware Valley ...Delaware
No. 378 — King Solomon's London
No. 379 — Middlesex Bryanston
No. 380 — Union London
No. 388 — Henderson llderton
No. 394 — King Solomon.... Thamesford
No. 399 — Moffatt Harrietsville
No. 529 — Myra Komoka
SOUTH HURON DISTRICT NO. 4 (18 Lodges).
No. 33 — Maitland Goderich
No. 73— St. James St. Marys
No. 84 — Clinton Clinton
No. 133 — Lebanon Forest Exeter
No. 141 — Tudor Mitchell
No. 144 — Tecumseh ., Stratford
No. 154 — Irving Lucan
No. 170 — Britannia Seaforth
No. 224 — Zurich Hensall
No. 233— Doric Parkhill
No. 303— Blyth Blyth
No. 307 — Arkona Arkona
No. 309 — Morning Star Carlow
No. 332— Stratford Stratford
No. 456 — Elma Monkton
No. 478 — Milverton Milverton
No. 483 — Granton Granton
No. 493— St. Marys St. Marys
NORTH HURON DISTRICT No 5 (10 Lodges).
No. 93 — Northern Light ..Kincardine
No. 162 — Forest Wroxeter
No. 184 — Old Light Lucknow
No. 225 — Bernard Listowel
No. 276 — Teeswater Teeswater
No. 284 — St. John's Brussels
No. 286 — Wingham Wingham
No. 314 — Blair Palmerston
No. 331 — Fordwich Fordwich
No. 341 — Bruce Tiverton
WILSON DISTRICT
No. 10 — Norfolk Simcoe
No. 37 — King Hiram Ingersoll
No. 43^King Solomon's... .Woodstock
No. 68— St. John's Ingersoll
No. 76 — Oxford Woodstock
No. 78 — King Hiram Tillsonburg
No. 104 — St. John's Norwich
No. 108 — Blenheim Princeton
No. 149— Erie Port Dover
No. 6 (18 Lodges).
No. 174 — WalsLngham Port Rowan
No. 178 — Plattsville Plattsville
No. 181 — Oriental Port Burwell
No. 217— Frederick Delhi
No. 237 — Vienna Vienna
No. 250 — Thistle Embro
No. 259 — Springfield Spring6eld
No. 261 — Oak Branch Innerkip
No. 359 — Vittoria Vittoria
WELLINGTON DISTRICT No. 7
No. 72 — Alma Gait No. 279-
No. 151 — Grand River Berlin No. 295-
No. 172 — Ayr Ayr No. 297-
"No. 180— Speed Guelph No. 318-
No. 203— Irvine Elora No. 321-
No. 20.5 — New Dom'ion.New Hamburg No. 347-
No. 219 — Credit Georgetown No. 361-
No. 257— Gait Gait No. 509-
No. 258 — Guelph Guelph
(17 Lodges).
-New Hope Hespeler
-Connestogo Drajrton
-Preston Preston
-Wilmot Baden
-Walker Acton
-Mercer Fergus
-Waverley Guelph
-Twin City Berlin
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. LONDON, 1916 337
HAMILTON DISTRICT No. 8 (20 Lodges).
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
6 — The Barton Hamilton No.
27 — Strict Observance. .Hamilton No.
40 — St. John's Hamilton No.
57 — Harmony Binbrook No.
61 — Acacia Hamilton No.
62 — St. Andrew's Caledonia No.
100 — Valley Dundas No.
13.')— St. Clair Milton No.
165 — Burlington Burlington No.
166 — Went worth Stoney Creek No,
185 — Enniskillen York
272 — Seymour Ancaster
•291 — Dufferin W. Flamboro
324 — Temple Hamilton
357 — Waterdown Millgrove
382 — Doric Hamilton
400 — Oakville Oakville
475 — Dundurn Hamilton
495 — Electric Hamilton
513 — Corinthian Hamilton
GEORGIAN DISTRICT No. 9 (18 Lodges).
No. 90 — Manito CoUingwood No.
No. 96 — Corinthian Barrie No.
No. 137 — Pythagoras Meaford No.
No. 192 — Orillia Orillia No.
No. 230 — Kerr Barrie No.
No. 234 — Beaver Clarksburg No.
No. 236 — Manitoba Cookstown No.
No. 249 — Caledonian Midland No.
No. 266 — Northern Light Stayner No.
28.1 — Seven Star Alliston
304 — Minerva Stroud
348 — Georgian ...Penetanguishene
385 — Spry Beeton
444 — Nitetis Creemore
466 — Coronation Elm vale
467 — Tottenham Tottenham
470 — Victoria ...Victoria Harbour
492 — Karnak Coldwater
NIAGARA DISTRICT No. 10 (20 Lodges).
No
No
No
No
2 — Niagara Niagara
7 — Union Grimsby
15 — St. George's ..St. Catharines
32 — Amity Dunnville
No. 103— Maple Leaf ...St. Catharines
No. 105 — St. Mark's Niagara Falls
No. 115 — Ivy Beamsville
No. 168— Merritt Welland
No. 169 — Macnab Port Colborne
No. 221 — Mountain Thorold
No. 254 — Clifton Niagara Falls
No. 277 — Seymour Port Dalhousie
No. 296 — Temple St. Catharines
No. 337 — Myrtle Port Robinson
No. 338 — Dufferin Wellandport
No. 372 — Palmer Bridgeburg
No. 373— Copestone Welland
No. 471 — King Edward VII, Chippawa
No. 502 — Coronation Smithville
U. D. —Phoenix Fonthil
TORONTO WEST DISTRICT No. 11 (21 Lodges).
No. 98 — True Blue Bolton
No. 229 — Ionic Brampton
No. 30.5 — Humber Weston
No. 311 — Blackwood Woodbridge
No. 346 — Occident Toronto
No. 356 — River Park Streetsville
No. 367 — St. George Toronto
No. 369 — Mimico Lambton Mills
No. 384 — Alpha Toronto
No. 410 — Zeta Toronto
No. 426 — Stanley Toronto
No. 468 — Peel Caledon East
No. 474 — Victoria Toronto
No. 496 — University Toronto
No. 501 — Connaught Mimico
No. 510 — Parkdale Toronto
No. 522 — Mount Sinai Toronto
No. 524 — Mississauga Port Credit
No. 525 — Temple Toronto
No. .531 — High Park Toronto
No. 533 — Shamrock Toronto
TORONTO EAST DISTRICT No. 11a (19 Lodges)
No. 16 — St. Andrew's Toronto
No. 25 — Ionic Toronto
No. 75 — St. John's Toronto
No. 87 — Markham Union ..Markham
No. 136 — Richardson Stouffville
No. 218 — Stevenson Toronto
No. 220 — Zeredatha Uxbridge
No. 269 — Brougham Union.. Claremont
No. 316 — Doric Toronto
No. 339— Orient Toronto
No. 343 — Georgina Toronto
No. 354 — Brock Cannington
No. 424 — Doric Pickering
No. 430 — Acacia Toronto
No. 464 — King Edward Sunderland
No. 473 — The Beaches Toronto
No. 494 — Riverdale Toronto
No. 520 — Coronati Toronto
No. 532 — Canada Toronto
TORONTO CENTRE DISTRICT No. lib (19 Lodges).
No. 22-
No. 23-
No. 54-
No. 65-
No. 79-
No. 86-
No. 97-
No. 99-
No. 118-
No. 129-
-King Solomon's Toronto No.
-Richmond ...Richmond Hill No.
-Vaughan Maple No.
-Rehoboam Toronto No.
-Simcoe Bradford No.
-Wilson Toronto No.
-Sharon Queensville No.
-Tuscan Newmarket No.
-Union Schomberg No.
-Rising Sun Aurora
156 — ^York Toronto
247 — Ashlar Toronto
265 — Patterson Thomhill
292 — Robertson King
326 — Zetland Toronto
438 — Harmony Toronto
481 — Corinthian Toronto
512 — Malone Sutton West
514— St. Alban's Toronto
338
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
ONTARIO DISTRICT No.
No. 17 — St. John's Cobourg No.
No. 26 — Ontario Port Hope No.
No. 30 — Composite Whitby No.
No. 31 — Jerusalem Bowmanville No.
No. 39 — Mount Zion Brooklin No.
No. 66 — Durham Newcastle No.
No. 91 — Colbome Colborne Xo.
No. 114 — Hope Port Hope No.
No. 139 — Lebanon Oshawa
12 (17 Lodges).
145— J. B. Hall Millbrook
161 — Percy Warkworth
223 — Norwood Norwood
270 — Cedar Oshawa
325 — Orono Orono
374 — Keene Keene
428— Fidelity Port Perry
435 — Havelock Havelock
PRINCE EDWARD DISTRICT No. 13 (17 Lodges).
No. 11— Moira Belleville
No. 18 — Prince Edward Picton
No. 29 — United Brighton
No. 38 — Trent Trenton
No. 48 — Madoc Madoc
No. 50 — Consecon Consecon
No. 69— Stirling Stirling
No. 123 — Belleville Belleville
No. 126 — Golden Rule . Campbellford
No. 127 — Franck Frankford
No. 164 — Star in the East, Wellington
No. 21.5 — Lake Ameliasburg
No. 222 — Marmora Marmora
No. 239— Tweed Tweed
No. 283 — Eureka Belleville
No. 401 — Craig Deseronto
No. 482 — Bancroft Bancroft
FRONTENAC DISTRICT No. 14 (1.5 Lodges).
No. 3 — Ancient St. John's. .Kingston
No. 9 — Union Napanee
No. 92 — Cataraqui Kingston
No. 109 — Albion Harrowsmith
No. 119— Maple Leaf Bath
No. 146 — Prince of Wales. ..Newburgh
No. 157 — Simpson Newboro
No. 201 — Leeds Gananoque
No. 228 — Prince Arthur Odessa
No. 253 — Minden Kingston
No. 299 — Victoria Centreville
No. 404 — Lome Tamworth
No. 441 — Westport Westport
No. 460 — Rideau Seeley's Bay
No. 497 — St. Andrew's Arden
ST. LAWRENCE DISTRICT No. 15 (14 Lodges).
No. 5 — Sussex Brockville
No. 14 — True Britons Perth
No. 24 — St. Francis Smiths Falls
No. 55 — Merrickville . Merrickville
No. 74 — St. James ... South Augusta
No. 8.5 — Rising Sun Athens
No. 242 — Macoy Mallorytown
No. 368 — Salem Brockville
No. 370 — Harmony Delta
No. 387 — Lansdowne Lansdowne
No. 389 — Crystal F'ntain, N. .Augusta
No. 416 — Lyn Lyn
No. 489 — Osiris Smith's Falls
No. 504 — Otter Lombardy
OTTAWA DISTRICT No. 16 (22 Lodges).
No. 52 — Dalhousie •. Ottawa No.
No. .58 — Doric Ottawa No.
No. 63 — St. John's ... Carleton Place No.
No. 122 — Renfrew Renfrew No.
No. 128 — Pembroke Pembroke No.
No. 147 — Mississippi Almonte No.
No. 148 — Civil Service Ottawa No.
No. 1.59 — Goodwood Richmond No.
No. 177 — The Builders Ottawa No.
No. 196 — Madawaska Arnprior No.
No. 209 — Evergreen Lanark No.
231 — Lodge of Fidelity Ottawa
264 — Chaudiere Ottawa
371 — Prince of Wales Ottawa
433 — Bonnechere Eganville
459— Cobden Cobden
465 — Carleton Carp
476 — Corinthian ....North Gower
479 — Russell Russell
516 — Enterprise Beachburg
517 — Hazeldean Hazeldean
526 — Ionic Westboro
ALGOMA DISTRICT No. 17 (12 Lodges).
No. 287 — .Shuniah Port .Arthur
No. 414 — Pequonga Kenora
No. 415 — Fort William. ...Fort William
No. 41'7 — Keewatin Keewatin
No. 445 — Lake of the Woods ..Kenora
No. 446 — Granite Fort Frances
No. 45.3 — Royal Fort William
No. 461— Ionic Rainy River
No. 484 — Golden Star Dryden
No. 499 — Port Arthur Port Arthur
No. 511 — Connaught ..W. Fort William
No. 518 — Sioux Lookout, Sioux Looko't
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON. 191() :5:39
NIPISSING DISTRICT No. 18 (11 Lodges).
No. 405 — Mattawa Mattawa No. 455^Doric Little Current
No. 412 — Keystone ... Sault Ste. Marie No. 469 — Algoma Sault Ste. Marie
No. 420 — Nipissing North Bay No. 472 — Gore Bay Gore Bay
No. 427 — Nickel Sudbury No. 487 — Penewobikong Blind River
No. 442 — Dyment Thessalon No. 527 — Espanola Espanola
No. 447— Sturgeon Falls. ..vSt'rg'n Falls
MUSKOKA DISTRICT No. 19 (8 Lodges).
No. 352 — Granite Parry Sound No. 423 — Strong Sundridge
No. 360 — Muskoka Bracebridge No. 434 — Algonquin Etnsdale
No. 376 — Unity Huntsville No. 443 — Powassan Powassan
No. 409 — Golden Rule ... Gravenhurst No. 454 — Corona Burk's Falls
VICTORIA DISTRICT No. 20 (15 Lodges).
No. 77 — Faithful Brethren Lindsay No. 408 — Murray Beaverton
No. 101 — Corinthian Peterborough No. 440 — Arcadia Minden
No. 155 — Peterborough, Peterborough No. 451 — Somerville Kinraount
No. 268 — Verulam Bobcaygeon No. 463 — North Entrance Haliburton
No. 313 — Clementi Lakefield No. 477 — Harding Woodville
No. 375 — Lome Omemee No. 498 — King George V Coboconk
No. 398 — Victoria Kirkfield No. .52.3 — Royal .\rthur ..Peterborough
No. 406 — Spry Fenelon Falls
EASTERN DISTRICT No. 21 (18 Lodges).
No. 21a-St. Johns Vankleek HiU No. 320 -Chesterville Chesterville
No. 28 — Mount Zion Kemptville No. 3»3 — Henderson Winchester
No. 110 — Central Prescott No. 418— Maxville Maxville
No. 125 — Cornwall Cornwall No. 4.39 — Alexandria Alexandria
No. 142 — Excelsior Morrisburg No. 450 — Hawkesbury ....Hawkesbury
No. 143 — Friendly Brothers, Iroquois No. 452 — Avonmore Avonmore
No. 186 — Plantagenet Riceville No. 458 — Wales Wales
No. 207— Lancaster Lancaster No. 480 — Williamsburg, Williamsburg
No. 256 — Farran's Point .\ultsville No. 491 — Cardinal Cardinal
TEMISCAMING DISTRICT No. 22 (8 Lodges).
No. 462 — Temiscaming New Liskeard No. 507 — Elk Lake Elk Lake
No. 485 — Haileybury Haileybury No. 528 — Golden Beaver Timmins
No. 486 — Silver Cobalt No. .530 — Cochrane Cochrane
No. 506 — Porcupine. ..South Porcupine U. D. — Englehart Englehart
BRANT DISTRICT No. 23 (14 Lodges).
No. 35— St.'Johns Cayuga No. 243— St. George St. George
No. 45 — Brant Brantford No. 319 — Hiram Hagersville
No. 82— St. John's Paris No. .329— King Solomon Jarvis
No. 106 — Burford Burford No. 505 — Lynden Lynden
No. 113— Wilson Waterford No. 508 — Ozias Brantford
No. 121 — Doric Brantford No. 515 — Reba Brantford
No. 19.3 — Scotland Scotland No. 519 — Onondaga Onondaga
BRUCE DISTRICT No. 24 (12 Lodges).
No. 131 — St. Lawrence... Southampton No. 39.3 — Forest Chesley
No. 197 — Saugeen Walkerton No. 396 — Cedar Wiarton
No. 235— Aldworth Paisley No. 429 — Port Elgin Port Elgin
No. 262 — Harriston Harriston No. 431 — Moravian Cargill
No. 315— Clifford Clifford No. 432— Hanover Hanover
No. 362 — Maple Leaf Tara No. 4.36 — Burns Hepworth
340 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
GREY DISTRICT No. 25 (12 Lodges).
No. 88 — St. George's ..Owen .Sound No. 333 — Prince Arthur Flesherton
No. 200 — St. Alban's Mount Forest No. 334 — Prince Arthur Arthur
No. 216 — Harris Orangeville No. 377 — Lome Shelbume
No. 271 — Wellington Erin No. 421 — Scott Grand Valley
No. 306 — Durham Durham No. 449 — Dundalk Dundalk
No. 322 — North Star ...Owen Sound No. 490 — Hiram Markdale
Fraternally submitted,
E. T. M ALONE,
Chairman.
It was moved by M. W. Bro. E. T. Malone,
seconded by M. W. Bro. A. T. Freed, and
Resolved, That the report of the Committee appointed
by Grand Lodge in 19L5, in connection with the re-distribution
of lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction, and the re-constitution of
the districts, be adopted, and that the changes therein recom-
mended in the redistribution of lodges and re-constitution of
the districts shall immediately become effective.
CALLED OFF.
At 12.30 o'clock p.m. Grand Lodge was called
from labour to refreshment, to meet again at 2.00
o'clock p.m.
CALLED ON.
The Grand Lodge resumed labour at 2.00 o'clock
p.m.
M. W. Bro. S. A. Luke, Grand Master, on the
throne; grand officers, members and representatives
present.
REPORT OF THE BOARD ON PRINTING AND
SUPPLIES.
The R. W. the Deputy Grand Master, on be-
half of the Board of General Purposes, presented
the following report, which was read by V. W. Bro.
R. F. Richardson, Chairman of the Committee on
Printing and supplies:
REPORT.
The Board of General Purposes, through the Committee
on Printing and Supplies, begs leave to report as follows:
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 341
That, owing to the increased cost of printing and post-
age, it is impossible for Grand Lodge to supply constitutions
and books of ceremonies at the prices hitherto prevailing,
and your committee would therefore recommend that the
Chairman of the committee and Grand Secretary be author-
ized to ascertain the cost of production and fix the prices
at such figures as will at least cover the cost.
Your committee has found that the reports of the com-
mittees of Grand Lodge have been placed in the hands of
the Printing Committee more promptly than hitherto,
thereby greatly facilitating the work of the committee.
Fraternally submitted,
R. F. RICHARDvSON,
Chairman.
It was moved by R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope,
seconded by V. W. Bro. R. F. Richardson, and
Resolved, That the report of the Board on Printing and
Supplies be received and adopted.
REPORT OF THE BOARD ON AUDIT AND
FINANCE.
The R. W. the Deputy Grand Master, on be-
half of the Board of General Purposes, presented
the following report, which was read by R. W. Bro.
Geo. S. May, Chairman of the Committee on Audit
and Finance:
REPORT.
The Board of General Purposes, through the Committee
on Audit and Finance, begs leave to report that after ex-
amining the books and vouchers of the Grand Treasurer
and Grand Secretary, we have much pleasure in certifying
that we have found them correct and very well kept.
GENERAL ACCOUNT.
Receipts.
Debit Balance from last vear $5,4.52 8S
Total Revenue to May 31, 1916. $46,560 36
Debentures matured and paid in:
Town of Berlin 777 69
Town of Brockville 446 77
$ 1,224 46
$47,784 82
342 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Expenditure.
General Expenses $19,107 31
Benevolent Grants 30,62o 00
.?49,732 31
Debit Balance $ 1,947 49
Last Year's Debit Balance 5,452 88
$7,400 37
The funds of Grand Lodge amounting to S106,047.05,
and the vSemi-Ce'ntennial Funds amounting to $102,955.50,
are invested in securities as per list in the Grand Treasurer's
Report. *
GRANTS FOR BENEVOLENCE.
From General Fund $30,625 00
From Semi-Centcnnial Fund ... 5,445 00
$36,070 GO
Your committee have had placed before them the bond
of the Grand Secretary in the United States Fidelity &
Guarantee Co. for the ^um of $5,000.00, which is in keeping
of the Grand Treasurer. Your Committee recommend that
the Grand Master renew the said bond on its maturity, and
the premium be paid by Grand Lodge.
The large deficit of last year has been increased by tha
sum of $1,947.49, to which must be added $1,224.46, the
amount of Debentures redeemed, thereby reducing Capital
Account a like sum, and making a total deficit of .?3,171.95
for the year.
Your committee have carefully considered the question
of the deficit, and have concluded that some means must be
adopted to wipe it out and prevent a similar recurrence.
Greater demands will be made upon our funds in the near
future. Many of our brethren have heard the call and
answered it. Many of them have already made the supreme
sacrifice. The families of those who have fought and died
for us have the first claims upon our support and generosity.
We would, therefore, recommend that careful consideration
be given the motion of R. W. Bro. Macfadden, so that
when the families of our deceased brethren need financial
assistance, we may be found ready to meet our duties and
responsibilities.
On account of the increase in the cost of managing the
business affairs of Grand Lodge, your committee suggest that
a committee be appointed to confer with the Grand Secretary,
fully empowering them to act as may be deemed advisable
in the matter, and to report their findings and suggestions
to the G. M. and G. L.. the G. M. and Grand Secretary to
be ex-officio members of this committee.
AXNl'AI, COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 19r6 343
Your committee recommends that the Deputy Grand
Master, Grand Treasurer, Grand Secretary and Chairman of
Audit and Finance be a committee to whom all tenders
for printing supplies will be referred for consideration, and
that contracts for all expenditure over the sum of fifty
dollars be given after calling for tender.
Your committee has thoroughly considered letter and
memo, of M. W. Bro. Hy. Robertson, offering to sell to
Grand Lodge the copyright of " Robertson's Jurisprudence,"
and recommends that the same be not entertained.
Your committee has had brought to its attention that
in the Grand vSecretary's report of last year the sum of $100
had been received from Great Western Lodge No. 47,
Windsor, for the establishment of a Masonic home. We
would recommend that Great Western Lodge No. 47 be
notified that the Board of General Purposes does not feel
that the establishment of a Masonic home is advisable at
present, and that they be asked what disposition they desire
to be made of the contribution.
BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.
Your Committee has examined the books and returns
of the Grand Treasurer and finds them correct. The sum of
$6,672.34 was received during the year, and remitted to His
Majesty Ihe King of the Belgians. A receipt from the
King's secretary was received. The total amount forwarded
from this fund "was i!!;46,638.39.
ESTIMATE OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MAY. 1916.
RECEIPTS.
Fees — Registration of Initiations 810,000 00
Fees — Registration of Aflfiliations 3.oO 00
Dues 29,000 00
Certificates 100 00
Constitutions and Ceremonies 1,000 00
Dispensations ooO 00
Commutation of Dues 1,000 00
Warrants -^0 00
Miscellaneous _ SOO 00
Interest on Investments , 5.000 00
.S4 7,850 00
Interest on Scmi-Centennial Fund 4,900 00
S52.750 00
344 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
EXPENDITURES.
Salary of Grand Treasurer ■!■ $ 200 00
Salary of Grand vSecretary 3,000 00
Salary of Auditor 300 00
Salary of Clerk 1,100 00
Salary of Stenographer 1,000 00
Salary of Clerk 720 00
Salary of Clerk 660 00
Superannuation allowance to former Clerk 800 00
Printing and Stationery 3,000 00
Incidental Expenses Grand Secretary's Office 700 00
Certificates and Warrants 1,500 GO
Insurance 00 00
Safety Deposit Box Rental 40 00
Office Rent and Heating 1,000 00
Telephone Service 60 00
Postage on Proceedings 200 00
Expenses of Grand Lodge and Board of General
Purposes at London 1,500 00
Expenses of Commissions and Delegations 50 00
Inspection of Benevolent Grants 1,000 00
Allowance for Expenses of Grand Master 800 00
Stenographer for Grand Master 100 00
Postage of D.G.M. and Chairman of Committees... 40 00
Chairman of Foreign Correspondence 250 00
^lasonic Relief Association 300 00
Miscellaneous 390 00
Grants for Benevolence 33,415 00
Total Expenditure on General Account $52,215 00
Grants from Semi-Centennial Fund 3,930 00
$56,145 00
Fraternally submitted,
GEO. S. MAY,
Chairman.
It was moved by R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope,
seconded by R. W. Bro. Geo. S. May, and
Resolved, That the report of the Board on Audit and
Finance be received.
REPORT OF THE BOARD ON BENEVOLENCE.
The R. W. the Deputy Grand Master, on be-
half of the Board of General Purposes, presented
the following report, which was read by R. W. Bro.
J. A. Macfadden, Chairman of the Committee on
Benevolence:
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 345
REPORT.
The Board of General Purposes, through the Committee
on Benevolence, begs leave to report as follows:
Since the last annual communication of Grand Lodge,
the Chairman of the Committee on Benevolence has, with
the approval of the M. W. the Grand Master and the Presi-
dent of the Board of General Purposes, made interim grants
to applicants amounting to the sum of $1,890.00, the sum of
$580.00 from the General Fund and §1,310.00 from the
surplus interest of the Semi-Centennial Fund.
Additional grants have been made from the interest on
the investment of the Semi-Centennial Fund amounting to
the sum of $480.00.
Your committee desires to place on record their apprecia-
tion of the action of two of their members, R. W. Bro.
Cowan, of Barrie, and V. W. Bro. Reid, of Windsor, in
enlisting for overseas service.
Your committee desires to call the attention of Grand
Lodge to the steady increase in the grants for benevolence.
Notwithstanding the great care exercised by your committee
in the selection of grants to be made, and a careful inspec-
tion of the same by the Inspector, these grants have in-
creased as follows:
In 1900 they amounted to $13,150 from General Fund.
In 1905 they amounted to $13,940 from General Fund.
In 1910 they amounted to $24,124 from General Fund,
and $2,650.00 from S. C. Fund.
In 1915 they amounted to $30,625 from Genera! Fund,
and $5,145.00 from S. C. Fund.
Your committee cannot but believe that, when this terrible
war is over, many of our brethren who are at present
at the front, or their dependents, will require assistance,
thus largely increasing the grants made at present, and it is
to be hoped that Grand Lodge will prepare for this emer-
gency by increasing, temporarily at least, the per capita tax
as proposed at this meeting.
Your committee regrets to note that the private lodges
are, in many instances, neglecting to make grants for bene-
volence from their own funds to their needy brethren or
their dependents, who are applicants for relief from the
funds of Grand Lodge, notwithstanding Rule One of the
Rules of Benevolence.
The Board recommends that the subscription to the
Masonic Relief Association of the L'nited States and Canada
be continued.
346 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
44") applications were received and disposed of as
follows:
211 KT.'^nts through local boards amounting to Slo IGO 00
225 grants through lodges amounting to 17.580 00
0 applications have been refused.
Special grants authorized by Grand Lodge:
Mrs. T. D. Harington §300 00
Miss Mary Wilson 300 00
Miss M. H. Harris 75 00
S 675 00
Total amount of grants from the
General Fund S33,415 00
Total amount of interim grants from
the General Fund 580 00
Interim grants from the interest of the
Semi-Centennial Fund 1,310 00
Additional grants from the interest of
the Semi-Centennial Fund 480 00
Grants recommended from the interest
of the Semi-Centennial Fund at
this annual communication 3,930 00
Total S39.715 00
The grants made by the lodges during the year,
as shown by the reports of the D D.G.Ms.,
amount to about Slt),500 00
In accordance with the provisions of Rule 7 on Bene-
volence, cheques for grants made through the following
lodges and local boards of relief, will be withheld until
proper returns have been received by the Grand Secretary,
showing the disposal of last year's grants, viz:
Lodges Nos. 7, 33, 68, 73, 77, 128. 153. 205, 300, 305,
336, 356. 358, 376, 429, 433, 437, 452. 462 498.
Your Board recommends that the report of the Inspector
of benevolent grants be printed as an appendix to this re-
port.
Fraternally submitted,
J. A. MACFADDEN,
Chairman.
It was moved by R. \V. Bro. W. H. Wardrope,
seconded by R. W. Bro. J. A. Alacfadden, and
Resolved. That the report of the Board on Benevolence
be received.
AXNIAL COiMMUNICATION. LONDON. KIIG 347
APPENDIX TO THE REPORT OF THE BOARD
ON BENEVOLENCE.
S. A. Ivukc, Esq.,
Grand Master Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M.
Dear Sir and XL W. Brother:
I herewith present my report as Inspector of benevolent
grants for the year 1915:
There were 451 applications considered by the commit-
tee. 323 were for widows. 97 for brethren, 22 for orphans,
(> for wives and 3 for mothers. 212 applications were made
by local boards and 239 by private lodges.
The 212 applications from local boards were disposed
of as follows:
3 widows received grants for §20 each, 5 widows §30
each, 18 widows $40 each, 21 widows $50 each, 5S widows
$60 each, 30 widows $80 each, 20 widows §100 each, 1
widow $25. 9 were rejected. 2 died, 8 brethren received
grants for $150 each, 12 brethren $100 each, 4 brethren $60
each. 1 brother $50, 4 were rejected, 1 died. 4 orphans
received grants for $40 each, 4 orphans $50 each, 2 or-
phans $60 each, 1 orphan $100, 1 died. 1 wife received a
grant of $80: 1 mother received a grant of $60; 1 mother
was rejected.
The 239 applications from private lodges were disposed
of as follows:
2 widows received grants of $20 each, 1 widow $30,
12 widows $40 each, 20 widows $50 each, 54 widows $60
each, 1 widow $70. 25 widows $80 each, 27 widows $100
each, 13 were rejected, 1 died. 3 brethren received grants
for $50 each, 9 brethren $60 each, 2 brethren $80 each, 27
brethren $100 each, 17 brethren $150 each, 2 were reduced
from $150 to $75, 5 died, 2 were rejected. 3 orphans re-
ceived grants for $50 each, 3 orphans $60 each, 1 orphan
S80, 1 orphan §100, 2 were rejected, 1 wife received a
grant for $50, 1 wife $60, 1 wife $80, 2 were rejected. 1
mother received a grant for $80.
323 applications were made for widows, of whom 298
received grants, 22 were rejected and 3 died. 97 applica-
tions were made for brethren, of whom 85 received grants,
6 were rejected and 6 died. 22 applications were made for
orphans, of whom 19 received grants, 2 were rejected and 2
died. 4 wives received grants and 2 were rejected. 2
mothers received grants and 1 was rejected.
In addition to the above, grants were made from the
revenue of the Semi-Centennial Fund as follows:
348 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
11 widows $20 each, 10 widows $40 each, 19 widows
$50 each, 1 widow $60 2 brethren $40 each, 7 brethren $50
each, 1 brother $80, 6 brethren $100 each, 4 brethren $150
each, 1 orphan $20, 1 mother $40, 1 wife $40, 1 wife
$20.
More than one-fourth of those who received grants are
over 70 years of age, 35 are between 70 and 74, 38 are be-
tween 75 and 79, 27 are between 80 and 84, 21 are between
85 and 89, 4 are between 90 and 100. 1 is over 100 years of
age.
No less a sum than $35,000 has been expended by
Grand Lodge in relieving the necessities of the widow, the
orphan and the distressed brother.
The foregoing figures and dollar marks, show as far as
they can the work of the committee on benevolence for the
current year, but no mere figures can give a true descrip-
tion of our work. I will try and give you an idea of what
I mean. Some time ago I called on a young man whose
mother had been getting a grant from Grand Lodge for
some years and I thought the time had come when he
should relieve us from making any further grants. He said:
"I am occupying a good position and am able and only too
glad to support my mother without any further assistance,
but, if it is any satisfaction to you and your people I want
to say that I never could have filled this position had it not
been for the assistance the Masons have given my mother
during these years." This is only one of scores of some-
what similar cases scattered up and down throughout the
province. And so the work goes on
Lifting the fallen brother up,
Sweetening the draught in the bitter cup.
Heeding the orphans' bitter cry.
Wiping the tear from sorrow's eye.
Frnternally submitted,
J. B. NIXON,
Inspector of Benevolent Grants.
REPORT OF THE BOARD ON GRIEVANCES
AND APPEALS.
The R. W. the Deputy Grand Master, pre-
sented the following report, which was read by R.
W. Bro. Harcourt, Chairman of the Committee
on Grievances and Appeals:
REPORT.
The Board of General Purposes, through the Committee
on Grievances and Appeals, begs to report as follows:
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1. vSt. Mark's Lodge No. 10.5, Niagara Falls South.
Vy. Bro. Fred. Trelford vs. Brothers Richard Smith and
Richard J. Smith. The complainant preferred five charges
against the accused, or cither of them, all relating to busines
transactions between the parties and containing charges of
misrepresentation gind fraud. The accused were tried in the
lodge, found guilty, sentenced to suspension indefinitely and
recommended to Grand Lodge for expulsion. The accused
appealed to Grand Lodge against the finding and sentence.
Your committee has gone over the evidence carefully,
and fails to discover any intention of fraud on the part of
the accused in their business dealings with the complainant,
and recommends that the appeal be allowed.
2. Acacia Lodge No. 430, Toronto. W. Bro. \Vm-
Prestwick vs. Brother F. W. Brown. The accused was
charged by the complainant with having called him a
"German-American" at the banquet following regular meeting
of the lodge. After hearing the evidence the lodge found
that the complainant was born of English parents, has re-
sided in Canada for 26 years, and therefore is not a
"German-American." The accused was found guilty of un-
Masonic conduct, and suspended indefinitely. The accused
appeals from this finding. Your committee is forced to re-
commend that the appeal be dismissed, with a further re-
commendation that the Most Worshipful the Grand Master
be authorized to raise the same, upon the accused with-
drawing his words and expressing regret therefor.
3. Grand River Lodge No. 151, vs. Brother W. M.
Cram. A charge of adultery was charged against Brother
Cram. He confessed his guilt and the lodge has recom-
mended that he be expelled. Your committee endorses this
recommendation.
4. St. John's Lodge No. 63, Carleton Place, vs. Bro. Wil-
liam Jenkins. This brother was sentenced to a term in
penetentiary, guilty on five charges of incest, and. by
unanimous vote of the lodge, was suspended indefinitelv,
with a recommendation that he be expelled. Your com-
mittee recommends expulsion.
5. York Lodge No. 156, Toronto, vs. Bro. George H.
C. Brooks. This brother was suspended bv his lodge on
the 18th September. 1S.S5, which was confirmed bv Grand
Lodge on the 14th of July, 1886, for an indefinite period.
The ofTence is not shown. He has, however, been since
leading a proper life, has a government appointment, and
his lodge by a unanimous resolution, recommends that the
accused be reinstated, he having enlisted for overseas ser-
vice. Your committee recommends that Bro. Brooks be
reinstated.
6. Temple Lodge No. 324, Hamilton, vs. Bro. Adam
Brown MacKay. The accused was tried by his lodge for
un-Masonic conduct involving moral turpitude, was found
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guilty and indefinitely suspended, from which he appealed.
(See Grand Lodge Proceedings 1915, page 364), which
directs that he be summoned to show cause at this communi-
cation why he should not be expelled from the craft for the
offence. Notice has been served on him. He has not ap-
peared, and your committee recommends his expulsion.
7. Re Hammond Lodge No. 327, Wardsville. Brother
L. M. Buckborough was initiated the 4th of January, 1915.
and passed on the 25th of January, 1915. The lodge
through the Secretary, applies that the twenty dollar fee
imposed by Sec. 245 of the Constitution, be remitted.
Corinthian Lodge No. 481, Toronto. Brother J. J.
Breen was initiated on the 27th of April, 1914, passed the
28th of May, 1914, and raised on the 24th of June, 1914.
The regular meeting fell on the 25th of May of that year.
The lodge applied for and obtained a dispensation, changing
that regular meeting to the 28th of May, when the can-
didate was passed He having been raised on the 24th of
June following, the last degree was conferred within the
constitutional time (see section 245 Constitution,) and the
lodge applies that the twenty dollar fee be remitted. Your
committee are apprehensive that if the door is thrown open
to these applications they will become very numerous, and
any leniency shown taken advantage of. Your committee
therefore recommends that the strict letter of the constitu-
tion be enforced in such cases, and that the requests of
these two lodges be refused.
S. York Lodge No. 156, Toronto, vs. James H. Deni-
son. This brother was charged in the criminal courts and
found guilty of embezzlement and sentenced to a term in
Portsmouth penitentiary. A similar charge was laid against
him in York Lodge, upon which he was tried, found guilty,
and recommended to Grand Lodge for as favourable a con-
sideration as possible under the circumstances. He was
directed to appear before this annual communication, and
show cause why he should not be expelled. He has com-
pleted the term of penal servitude, and your committee has
been advised that his conduct while in penitentiary was
most exemplary. An application has been made on his
behalf for reinstatement. Your committee regrets that its
duty to the craft compels it to recommend expulsion.
Doric Lodge No. 316, Toronto, vs. Bro. Joseph H.
Anderson. Brother Anderson was charged in the Criminal
Courts with an attempt to procure abortion, was found
guilty and sentenced to six months in the Ontario Reform-
atory. He was tried upon a similar charge in Doric Lodge
and found not guilty. An appeal against this decision was
entered by R. W. Bro. Bilger, and by the direction of the
Most Woshipful the Grand Master, Doric Lodge was in-
structed to hold a new trial. (See Grand Lodge Proceed-
ings, 1915, page 363). The second trial was held at an
emergent meeting on 27th May, 1915 (See Minute Book of
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the lodge at page 380). The only evidence put in was a
lertificd copy of that taken at the Criminal trial on which
the accused was convicted by the Court and sentence passed
on him. A vote was then taken, 9 for conviction, 9 for
accpiittal the accused was then acquitted. Your committee
is of the opinion that in the interests of Masonry there
>ihould be a new trial by a special committee to be appoint-
ed by the M. W. the Grand Master and also that such
committee should be directed to investigate all matters
connected with the unfortunate affair in Doric Lodge and
report thereon.
Your committee so recommends.
Fraternally submitted,
FRED.^ W. HARCOURT,
Chairman.
It was moved by R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope,
seconded by R. W. Bro. F. W. Harcourt, and
Resolved, That the report of the Board on Grievances
and appeals be received and adopted.
REPORT OF THE BOARD ON THE CONDITION
OF MASONRY.
The R. W. the Deputy Grand Master presented
the following report, which was read by R. W. Bro.
\V. X. Ponton, Chairman of the Committee on the
Condition of Masonry:
REPORT.
The Board of General Purposes, through the Committee
on the Condition of Masonry, begs to report that the re-
presentatives of the Grand Master in all the twenty-three
districts of this jurisdiction have performed their labour of
love assiduously, zealously, discreetly and fruitfully.
On this 61st annual communication of Grand Lodge,
on this 714th day of the duration of the Great War, in
which so many of our brethren, nobly fighting, nobly fell,
and through which so many of our brethren have been so
grievously bereaved of their nearest and dearest, we present
our annual report, our annual review of what Masons think
and say and hope and do.
In reporting on the vital condition of Masonry in this
great jurisdiction, composed of 449 constituent lodges and
00,.S.")(l brethren in good standing, your committee have been
solicitous, not merely to record what has been done in the
propagation and diffusion of the light of Masonic know-
ledge and understanding during the year, and to what good.
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fruitful use the vast resources of Masonry (mental and
material) have been put, but also to correlate current thoughts
and present results with the memorable past and with the
momentous issues of the future; and thus, in preserving
continuity — a characteristic of Ancient Masonry — we hope
to give impetus and impulse to those who are to carry on
the great work that lies before us, clearly outlined on life's
tracing board, illumined by the beacon fires of inspired
service and duty — Dominiis ilhiminatio mea. Our Masonry,
like space, is of four dimensions: length of days (ancient,
yet with no trace of age); breadth of vision and of charity;
depth of sincerity and conviction, and height of aspiration
(and by the grace of the Great Architect) of attainment.
In how far have we fallen short of measuring up to this
fourfold standard? Have good works been commensurate
with numerical strength? Have we the respect of the com-
munity and our own self-respect? Having done our best,
do we stantl sure?
Our duty, like that of the Commonwealth, is clear — for
we too are or ought to be Knights of the "Round Table" —
to use our own talents and to bring out of our treasure-
house things both old and new, to repair, to correct, to im-
prove, to build up, but always in the light of our own
tradition, which has made us what we are, — to maintain and
deepen and justify our faith in the unity of the true spirit
of man, — to enable the brainworker and the manual worker
each to supplement the other, and draw both within the
circle of a common humanity. This surely, our fraternity,
composed of men in a world of men — (not children or Gods)
— can do — is doing, in the process of welding and working
together which night by night the faithful brotherhood carry
on together. We are builders not prophets, yet we have
the vision splendid, while fully recognizing the foundations
of our predecessors. We must be factors in the future, and
pass on the goodly heritage — forthtellers, not foretellers.
"After me cometh a builder, tell him I too have known'
We must bridge this great full today — "whose dawn comes
up like thunder" with a still greater tomorrow of achieve-
ment and of the excellence of manhood; we into whose
nostrils at creation, the Great Architect breathed the breath
of life.
"The builder lifted his gray old head —
Good friend, in the path I have come, he said.
There foUoweth after me today
A youth whose feet must pass this way.
This chasm that has been as nought to me.
To that fair-haired youth may a pitfall be.
He, too, must cross in the twilight dim —
Good friend, I am building this bridge for him."
In the noble words of the author of "The Builders,"
the story and study of Masonry, who this month is filling
the great pulpit of the City Temple in London, England:
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"We, too, arc l)iiiUlers, not in brick and stone, l)nt seeking to
erect a Temple of Faith. Freedom and Friendship among men:
a company of closely united friends who. employing the tools
and laws of architecture, work for the welfare of humanity,
striving to bring about a universal brotherhood, which we
aspire to exhibit even now on a small scale in the form and
spirit of our lodge. Therefore we urge you to study to be
a workman worthy of the Temple in which you labour,
building your life and thought and character into it, and
thereby merit the approval of the Master of all good work."
The doors of opportunity for well-doing are so many —
none of them tyled except by the discriminating will— for
Masonic philanthropy combines both gift and giver. Let
the artesian wells flow! Visit often; to a friend's house (and
the lodge is the House Beautiful), the way is never long.
Re courteous to visitors. Are we all sure that this correla-
tive duty is always observed'' Be generous in judgment;
nothing extenuate, nor set down ought in malice. Be
liberal to the needy. Help me to need no aid from men
that I may help such men as need! Give twice by giving
quickly, and take your interest by men made happy. En-
courage the downhearted — there are some. Open the re-
served. Share the intellect God has dowered you with, as
well as the sentiment. Human sympathy thrives on human
intercourse. This is the refrain of all the district reports.
Cement the unity of the community by social as by loyal
speech. Say to thy friend: "Where thou lodgest I will
lodge," and never a "lodge in some vast wilderness," but
by the road that makes strange places neighbours.
"I see from my house by the side of the road,
By the side of the highway of life.
The men who press with the ardour of hope.
The men who are faint with the strife;
But I turn not away from their smiles nor their tears —
Both parts of an infinite plan —
Let me live in my house by the side of the road
And be a friend to man."
The V^olume of the Sacred Law has a three-fold value
and an added significance in these troublous times, when all
that is dear stands in jeopardy every hour.
The bible was the loom on which our language was
woven — the framework of our law — of truth — the perfect
law of liberty — the defence of our faith — the eternal verities
of the very essence of its symbolism. We Masons who are
citizens of the world and servants of the Omnipotent,
should more than ever study its immortal pages where
square and compass guide and guard the way, and our
soldier brethren have found on bivouac the river of life
freighted with the richest treasure, and that courage which
the God of Battles and Lord of Hosts gave to the armies
of Israel; and so we and they, as therein enjoined, do gird
our loins for the conflict, finding there the passwords of our
forefathers, and the promised cross and crown of victory.
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May we hope to be justified in applying to our craft at
this crisis, and to the men of light and leading who direct
its destinies, the wonderful words of Isaiah: —
"Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and
thine health shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteous-
ness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be
thy reward.
"Then shalt thou call and the LORD shall answer; thou
shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away
from the midst of thee the yoke.
"And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satis-
fy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in obscurity,
and thy darkness be as the noon-day:
"And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy
thy soul in drought, and thou shalt be like a watered gar-
den, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
"And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste
places; thou shalt raise up the foundations of many genera-
tions; and thou shalt be called. The repairer of the breach,
The restorer of paths to dwell in.
"Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the
Lord is ri^en upon thee.
"Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed
from the east, and gather thee from the west;
"I will say to the North, Give up; and to the south.
Keep not back; bring my sons from far, and my daughter,
from the ends of the earth:
"They helped everyone his neighbour, and everyone said
to his brother, be of good courage. It is ready for the
soldering."
And in the New Testament also are there not passages
apposite and illuminative of the present pregnant condition
of Masonry and of the family of nations, of whom we are
one.
"He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment
^chiton) and buy one." — (Luke).
"It must needs be that oflfences come, but woe unto
that man by whom the offence cometh." — (Matthew).
"If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall
prepare himself to battle^" — (1st Corinthians).
No Masonic marks or emblems of identification are
found on German prisoners or wounded. Thank God, our
soldier brethren are not ashamed to add fellowship to com-
radeship. Is there no brotherhood in Germany? Revel-
ation has a special interest for us, an inspiration here and
now, for is it not written: "I, John, who also am your brother
and companion," wrote these things. And among them that
exhortation to fortitude and fidelity expressed in marvellous
monosyllables:
"Hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy
crown."
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And again:
"Thrust in thy sickle and reap, for the harvest oi the
earth is ripe."
"And they loved not their lives unto the death. This
is the patience and faith of the saints."
"The Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony in
Heaven was opened."— The Grand Lodge above.
"He that loveth his brother abideth in the light."
Spa/-'^ ^^^ touchstone of the enlightened, who pray for
PfcACfc with honour for our children's children— within these
walls and without— peace after crime expiated— after wrongs
righted— after sacrilegious violations are purged — a peace
that will be independent of broken covenants and treaties
and will be assured by universal and allied will— a peace
that will enable us in faith and practice to live out those
virtues the whole world over, which we not merely profess
but do admire and love. Men are fighting for their child-
ren that these children may not have to know what their
fathers and mothers have known during this maelstrom of
inhuman murder and lust— this epic of agony. Better even
racial ruin than eternal infamy. Better to go out with
honour than survive with shame. And this do all free men
free women, and especially free masons proclaim with the
sacred pledge of fidelity and truth— and we shall not fail!
For Freedom's Battle once begun.
Bequeathed from bleeding sire to son.
Though baffled oft, is always won.
Contemporary Masonic literature and especially the
periodical press— the exponent of current craft activity, and
one of the links between lodges has received a new impetus
and acquired a new value, in these testing days of the
crucible, when men reach out to each other in the inter-
change of thought. An illustration of the educative ad-
vantage of the published word disseminating knowledge is the
privilege afforded all brethren of reading the virile address of
Bro.Mr. Justice Riddell delivered to one lodge, and through
publication in this month's issue of a Masonic journal to
the whole craft, upon "Freemasonrv in the present crisis '"
Among other things, with all of which all may not agree
the brother says: "All men are born free and equal but
'equal' means 'equal' before the law— and nothing more
Masonry rightly abhors the thought that one man may force
his will upon another. ... It is not for the State but for
the individual to work out salvation for individual and
State. . . Freemasonry does not make Freemasonry an
end in itself. It recognizes that it exists for Freemasons
and through Freemasons for the good of the world. Ma-
sonry admits none superior to her own members, but at the
same time she claims no superiority to others.
It needs not that I should remind Masons of the
sanctity with which their institution clothes a promise the
tenderness it teaches towards the weak, the imperative
command it gives to protect the innocent. No true Free-
356 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
mason could have perpetrated the awful infamy of Belgium
— an infamy which will stain the escutcheon of Germany
till time shall be no more."
With which cause does Masonry sympathize? To ask
the question is to answer it. And if action speaks louder
than words, let the tens of thousands of dollars sent by the
Masons of the Grand Register of Canada in this one Prov-
ince of Ontario to King Albert of Belgium, give answer in
clarion note.
What freeborn man but must exult in the chance to strike
a blow for freedom i*
Canada has found her soul, never to lose it.
While the great major chord vibrates incessantly dur-
ing this war, which fwe have realized is no mere drama stag-
ed three thousand miles away), yet the so-called minor
chords of Masonry (minor only in degree of intensity) must
not remain untouched. From correspondence, from obser-
vation and discussion (the arena of thought), from reports
and addresses throughout the year, your committee have
garnered a few notes of interest, which are transmitted to
the brethren for consideration — some of them old, familiar
friends in a new dress; others introducing themselves for
the first time.
1. Our lodge libraries should be dusted, replenished,
and made attractive and accessible. Our reading rooms
should be equipped with the best current Masonic journal-
ism. Books are the vials containing the essence of learn-
ing and research. There are many lamps of gold among our
members, awaiting the oil of knowledge.
2. Lodge records should be more systematically kepf
Let us perpetuate testimony. Bind the old papers in per-
manent form. Minutes are treasures when mellowed by
time. While today every month counts more than an or-
dinary decade, yet the years teach much that the days
never knew.
3. The average attendance of members at lodge meet-
ings calls for attention. An analysis of the statistical tables
will show that the numerically strong lodges, where the
membership is up in the hundreds, make, with few excep-
tions, a very discouraging showing as compared with lodges
of moderate calibre. The whole craft is interested in this.
Masons on paper are not pillars of the temple. A merely
nominal roll is not a roll of honour.
4. The summons should be made attractive; a personal
touch, a premeditated grip of the hand, a little con-
fidence and an indication of something worth while to be
expected, will be more magnetic than the often machine-
made summons month after month. You are reaching out
to living men.
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ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, lOKi iJo?
o. Matters of congratulation are:
(a) The effective work of the Pastmasters' Associa-
tions.
(b) The continued good work of the Quatuor Coronati
Lodge, whose correspondence circle grows apace.
(c) The prosperity and the abounding hospitality of
Canada Lodge to our overseas brethren.
(d) The decrease in complaints about the ballot and
the blackball — only a few instances surviving the
heroic remedies adopted.
(e) The increased interest shown in and study giveu-
in the lodges to the reports and proceedings of
Grand Lodge, the address of the Grand Master and
Foreign Fraternal Correspondence.
(f) The success that has attended the celebration of
Past Masters' nights and national nights — nuclei
of loyal memories and good work well done in both
craft and State.
ti. Music should be introduced into the lodge cere-
monies wherever possible — to impress, to rest, to harmonize.
There is a sacrament of song. In [Toronto and Hamilton
especially. Masonic choirs have done a great work in and
out of lodge and camp and hospital.
7. Three bad habits are still occasionally apparent:
(a) The misuse of passages from the ritual, on gas-
tronomic menus.
(b) The difTusive and aggressive display of large
sized Masonic jewelry in everyday life — there can
be no objection to the unobtrusive charm or sym-
bol.
(c) The apparent misconception or delusion under
which some Secretaries labour, that punctuality is
the thief of time.
S. Some very vital subjects have been discussed, and
will, no doubt, reappear for consideration in Grand T,odge
in due course in the future.
(a) Proportionate representation and voting by lodges.
(b) Change of date of meeting of Grand Lodge from
• the heated summer solstice.
(c) The fixing of a uniform date for the installation
of all officers corresponding with the Masonic year.
(d) The ever present and ninch vexed and vexing
question of the redistribution of districts.
(e) The modifying or the emphasizing of the doctrine
of physical jierfection 'of candidates in view of im-
minent conditions which will be occasioned by the
war.
'■{) The dealing with the question of arrears expressly
and heroically by Grand Lodge. The appallin.g
total of unpaid dues in these times of need, prejudici-
ally afTects the whole craft. The reproach must
• l)ecome a challenge. There is no wrong without
a practical remedy, even when dealing with the
delicate and sensitive ties anrl relations of our
fraternitv.
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9. Economy must be the order of the day. We must
husband our strength, conserve our resources. But economy
alone will not supply that future — almost immediate — need
of the craft, when the call of the wounded, the disabled, the
blinded brethren comes home; when the cry of the depend-
ents of the fallen brethren who have made — will make — the
supreme sacrifice for us, is heard — No Semi-Centennial fund
will meet the absolute necessity staring us in the face. No
mere "Rainy Day" fund will solve the great problem. We
repeat that the wounded and the dependents of those who,
at the front, have won immortality, are the glorious credi-
tors of the nation and, in a special sense, the glorious
creditors of this Masonic craft — the household of the faith-
ful. The 60.850 members are ready for the leadership of
the Grand East in this great work of vital moment. Do it
now!
10. It would enhance the interest of Masonry, as well
as contribute to the educational value of our lodges where a
daily advance in knowledge is expected, if addresses were
from time to time given relative to the inner life and teach-
ings of ancient societies and cults, such, for instance, as the
significance of those points in Masonry, which correspond
in some degree to the customs and teachings of the Pytha-
gorean school, which developed, as we know, a brotherhood
of light and learning, as well as mutual service and good
will.
How many applicants knock at the door perfunctorily?
— how many sign the petition pro -forma, with only a faint
conception of the aims and objects of Freemasonry which
can be realized to the full onVy by their own best efforts,
when they learn how to wear the apron worthily. Let us
both guard the portals and guide the pilgrim.
As further reflecting and best exemplifying the spirit
and condition of the craft, that great brotherhood of solid-
arity, of versatility, and of geniality, and following our an-
nual practice we present 100 suggestive thoughts expressed
from the carefully prepared reports of the zealous overseers,
the District Deputies of the past year — a year signalized in
the main by earnest work well done, both in sowing the
seed and binding the sheaves:
"The spirit of Masonry shines wherever true Masons
are found."
"Many P. D. D.G.Ms, were present to guard the land-
marks and encourage the workers."
"Books and business were well looked after."
"The officers accepted suggestions in a most kindly (and
assimilative) spirit, and rendered the ceremonies in a man-
ner commensurate with the beauty and importance of the
great truths therein contained."
"The Masonic rooms are used the year round by the
members and in consequence an excellent Masonic spirit
exists."
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"The candidate received impressions which will be
among the brightest of his Masonic jewels."
"In 21 Past Masters of good standing — Masters of their
Art — the lodge has a wealth of Masonic knowledge which
spells continued success."
"The whole atmosphere of the meeting was that of a
family gathering of well-skilled Masons."
"The brethren like their neighbours, and have the
happy knack of doing things with an easy swing most
pleasing to the side benches and instructive to the candi-
date."
"The quarters are a pride and a comfort to the breth-
ren, who use them as a club. Recently furnished parlours
add greatly to the social attractions between meetings, and
the whole atmosphere acts as a Masonic tonic to the privi-
leged."
"To report on my mother lodge officially would be like
a pupil writing up his teachers."
Yet he does so, and fearlessly; for after wishing 'the 22
memVjers in khaki a Godspeed and happy reunion at the
close of the greatest calamity in the history of civilization,'
he comments on the 'Past Masters, conspicuous by absence,
a glowing exception to the rule in his district.
"I hope to make these new Masonic much-prized friend-
ships permanent by continued social visitations."
"The brethren evince an ever-increasing knowledge and
appreciation of the true spirit of Masonry, and greater
readiness to apply its principles in everyday life. All pros-
pects are bright if brethren remain true to themselves."
"No brother should be promoted as a matter of course,
nor should any brother be elected to the chair who has been
either a failure or only a partial succcess as a Warden."
"I\Iy official visit to my mother lodge afforded me the
brightest pleasure of all my life."
"The spirit of harmony is very evident, but two cases of
the improper use of the ballot caused me anxiety and worry
but owing to the prudent skill of the Masters, matters are
now running smoothly."
"I have attended fifty-eight meetings and have endea-
voured to instruct not criticize in a carping, nagging way."
"In this lodge it is the custom to put the examination
questions of the next degree to the Wardens — who answer
in turn — to show the candidate what will be expected of
him."
"Two large flags stand in the east, and at the close of
the lodge were carried to the altar by two P. Ms. — the
brethren gathered round and God Save the King was sung —
a very fitting ceremony when we consider the large numbers
of o)ir brethren who have answered the overseas call."
"The Master took the whole work of the third degree
himself — including the invocations and charge — in my opin-
ion, too great a strain for any one man."
"There was a precision and dignity about the Deacons'
work which spoke well for their training. The candidate for
initiation answered the questions put to him without prompt
ing. This shows well the type of candidate."
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Here is a touch of Nature:
"Following my custom of dropping in at meetings with-
out announcement, I turned up, and, after the honeyed per-
suasion of the W. M.. agreed to make my visit an official
one. The \V. M. i*^ a host in himself — but why dilate?
Every brother in the district knows Bro. Finnegan."
"There were in the room, including myself, twelve school
teachers and a fine musical programme was given.
At last the Finance Minister has come into his own:
"The Treasurer has a keen eye on everyone and every-
thing, with the result that all are keyed up to do their best.'
"The candidate had years ago sat under me at an
exitrance examination and remarked that he was more ner-
vous then than now."
"Waverley made me feel that I was in very truth with
brothers, and the first degree, with full musical accompani-
ment, was conferred in a manner deserving of the highest
praise."
"The officers are bright, active and enthusiastic men,
and Masons, and the work has been done in accord with
the men. Their ultimate aim has been to impress the
fundamentals, and that Masonry is not a ritual, but a life."
"Many of those going to the front received degrees
(and souvenirs) evidently as preparation for the high duty
confronting them in this world struggle, and emphasizing
the fact that the cause they were espousing in the field of
battle is identical with the principles of Freemasonry."
"Four hundred and five enlisted brethren in this dis-
trict show that the Masons are not only thinking seriously
but actively living the serious problems of life."
"Out of §7,000 paid out for relief, over $1,300 was paid
to the Red Cross Fund."
"Barton Lodge has commendably instituted an overseas
correspondence club, writing and sending comforts to men at
the front, more especially to those without relatives or
friends."
"Lodges of Instruction, after re-distribution, will be not
only an annual social reunion, but will conduce more to
efficiency and uniformity than any other agency."
To departed friends and brethren one D. D. G. M.
pays a noble tribute:
"They were ideal men and Masons. Each e.xerted a
broad and effective influence for good in their respective
spheres of operation. Though dead, they still live in hearts
and memories of those they served so well."
"I have endeavoured to stimulate the desire to render
the work perfectly and as impressively as possible, so as to
bring out the full beauty and solemnity of the ceremonies
"The striking feature of many evenings was that so
many of the brethren were in the King's uniform," (properly
clothed).
"The very presence of some men at a meeting is an
inspiration to all and adds greatly to the pleasure of the
evening."
"I fully realized the great confidence placed in mc and
also the great responsibility of the office."
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"A few of the Secretaries are very negligent in sending
to the D.D.G.M. all summonses of meetings and returns of
deaths of members."
Probably no irony was intended, but one D.D.G.M.
reports as follows; "The candidate being a military officer
failed to put in an appearance, so the work for the evening
was not put on."
"This lodge is favoured by several good singers, who
render most efficient services throughout."
"This veteran — the oldest member — has a very clear
memory and is able to instruct the younger brethren in the
very many lessons to be learned from ancient Masonry."
"The harmony and enthusiasm which everywhere exists
must result in stronger and more influential lodges."
■ "Masonic interest is keeping pace with military interest
in a remarkable way, and, as the problems of our Empire
grow more critical, the members of our craft realize more
and more their responsibilities and rally to support the needs
of the Empire."
"The officers conferred the degree in a nice, clear,
smooth and impressive manner, and the lodge is in the best
of hands."
"The W. M. revealed the light of Masonry to live
candidates, all of whom had enlisted for overseas service,
among them two sons of Bro. Mr. Justice Garrow, an old
and esteemed member of the craft."
"The occasion of the institution of the lodge marked the
beginning of a lodge of young and energetic Masons whose
activities will find scope to advance and maintain the
traditions of our fraternity."
"I called a meeting of the Masters and Past Masters
of the district, when a Past Masters' Association was form-
ed, and the question of re-distribution of districts was con-
sidered."
"Floor work tends to make the appearance of the lodge
much smarter and more correct, and I pointed out to the
J. Ws. that it is their duty to see that the brethren appear
to order properly."
"We are not fair to our members. We take their fees,
but do not render full value in the way of instruction and
education in our noble art. Curtail the ritualistic work on
certain nights and devote an hour to some Masonic subject."
"The lodge regretted the laying aside of the pen by the
Secretary, who had filled that chair these many years and
guided the brethren by his mature and wise judgment."
"The holding of two or three local lodges of instruction
in the district will bear good fruit, the officers and brethren
being well known to each other feel more at home and are
less shy of asking questions (and getting answers)."
"The D.G.M's address was a delight — his ideals were
high, but absolutely within the scope of our members, and.
if in the future they may be attained, Canada will be the
envy of the world in all departments of her government."
"My hope is that the seed that I have sown may bear
blooms of ])leasure for my successors."
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"One feature of the evening was an address given on
the Standards of Masonry by one of the officers. Such an
address is prepared by some one of the officers for each
meeting of the lodge."
"The year has been one of steady progress, the work of
a high-class character, and prospects never so bright; good
and edifying speeches were given by public men."
"The privilege of being a D.D.G.M. involves a great
trust."
"The spirit of research has taken hold of Masons,
young and old, and I have received many letters asking for
guidance in the selection of books on Masonic lore. This is
due to the efforts of the P.M. Association, which visits each
lodge during the year, one P.M. being chosen each evening
to address the brethren on some Masonic subject of inter-
est."
"Some brethren only taste Masonry; others swallow it
whole, but blessed are those who chew and digest it. Some
there be who are suffering from Masonic indigestion."
"Each lodge has its own peculiar, indescribable thing
called atmosphere^a precious asset."
"The brightest work is done by lodges that start on
time — and have rehearsals."
"Masons are never bored when an appeal is made for a
high standard of living."
"Work is put on more impressively when several P.Ms,
each take a small portion of it. There is a tendency to
provoke one. another to good rendition."
"Grand honours (and other ceremonies) are given in a
variety of methods. There is only one correct way."
"There was a galaxy of P. AIs. present. The lodge is
strong on team work, and a splendid spirit is manifest."
"This mother lodge of the district does no degree work
on nights of regular meetings. They transact their business
and give over the rest of the time to a study of Masonic
topics and developing the social side of life."
"Masonry is well blessed with many strong men who
are the leaders in their respective communities."
"I arranged for the coupling of the lodges so that each
of my official visits should in reality be a local lodge of
instruction."
"Ambition and rectitude seems to me to be the dom-
inating features of officers and brethren."
"Unity is pervaded with the military spirit."
"The virus of the blackball seems to have spent itself
— cease discord and ])rosper."
"To visit their lodge is a privilege — to \isit on a night
of installation is an inspiration. Devotion and sacrifice in
years past is now bearing good fruit: optimism is the key-
note, and careful and painstaking work is being supplement-
ed by high scholarly attainments."
"Notwithstanding the dark cloud hanging over us be-
cause of the war. Masonry is progressing beyond expecta-
tions."
"The work could scarcely be put on with more pro-
ficiency and less egotism."
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"A ceremonial tablet was presented to the lodge by
Bro. Lt.-Col. Stuart and was unveiled to the memory of a
brother who died fighting for his country somewhere in
France."
"The lodge's charity in the social line certainly knows
no bounds."
"We should all be of one accord; too much cannot be
said of the brotherly feeling existing."
"The office of D.D.G.M. may be employed for the
prosecution of strenuous labour in the cause of social better-
ment. His work is inspectoral and inquisitorial."
"Masonry has zealously guarded and defended liberty
of thought, an essential principle in human development.
It is in the department of interpretation that an official
visitor may find scope. No truth can be efficiently taught
unless those entrusted with the delineation of the same are
masters in their craft."
"Equality stands for that freedom of action which is
consonant with the weal of all, and in Masonry it proclaims
the doctrine of 'Liberty of Interpretation.' The main work
of the lodge is to confer degrees — that is to teach. The
candidate is the all-important member of the trinity; very-
thing should have him in view; impressive rendering is the
ideal."
"Large lodges, kindly note that there are centres where
a Past Master is not a common species."
"I required the conferring of but one degree at any
single visit. I thus had time to correct irregularities and to
address the brethren on some phase of Masonic history,
philosophy, or ceremonial. The great work is the teaching
of principles through the conferring of degrees."
"The institution of our choice is steadily gaining ground
so we who are now in nominal control of its destinies should
not fancy that the climax has been reached."
"Through the media of such gatherings, with the Grand
Master present, a more intimate relationship becomes pos-
sible among the lodges themselves, and between the rank
and file of the membership and the officials of the sovereign
body."
"All are needed by each one.
"Nothing is fair or good alone."
"The officers viewed their work seriously — the first re-
quisite— and had a sincere desire to learn, and an appreciation
of what was taught."
I hope I have been instrumentsal in placing before the
lodges an ideal worthy of attainment, while valuing at the
same time the hopes and aspirations of those who came to
hear."
"Worthy members have broken ranks, and beside their
graves those who had been linked with them in fraternal
association, publicly expressed the Freemason's faith in
Brotherhood, God and Immortality."
"We know transplanted human worth.
Will bloom to profit otherwhere."
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"Distinguish between fixity of ceremony and matters
of opinion, and in this way avoid the positivism of the fad-
dist and the laxity of the latitudinarian."
"Evidence of that unity so necessary to histrionic
achievements as each successive actor appeared upon the
stage — the officers' connection with the ceremonies, not an
independent one but subsidiary- to the development of a
single plot."
"The essentials for adequate representation of lodge
ceremonies are: (1) the emblematic value of the candidate;
(2) the unity of each degree; (3) the philosophy of the
series."
"Never interfere with the individuality of an officer for
it is the persona! equation which lends interest and original-
ity to the portrayal."
"I have thus related myself to the Freemasonry under-
stood and practiced in my district. The review of the work
was appreciatively received, the brethren place a high value
upon Freemasonry, and endeavour to make its principles
operative."
"Masonry is in a flourishing condition when one dis-
trict can provide two large meetings, one a lodge of nstruc-
tion, and the other with the G. M. present, on the same
date, both being crowded."
"The P. Ms. personally see that the work is ko])t up to
the standard."
"The D.D.G.M. should examine and approve the work
of the officers who are to exemplify the degrees at the lodge
of instruction, so that it may be an object lesson of work
as nearly perfect as possible, so that those attending will
see it as it should be. and not as a subject of discussion."
"Their zeal and energy have made successful alike the
ritual, social and fraternal work of the lodge — the best school
of Masonry."
"The Senior Deacon drives eighteen miles to attend
lodge, and has only missed two meetings during two years.
This is typical."
"A freedom from embarrassment and restraint, and an
ease of manner and delivery characterized the work through-
out."
"In FHk Lake Lodge about lo per cent, of its member-
ship has donned the khaki. Their dues have been remitted,
and great credit is due for the spirit of patriotism and sac-
rifice."
"I found the new lodge of Espanola, with a beadtiful,
attractive room — a model of neatness — a separate dining
room and kitchen fully equipped, and a large recreation and
reading-room with billiard tables, etc., where the l^rethren
spend their leisure hours in this true North."
"His cheerv presence was an inspiration to the breth-
ren wherever he went. Thoughtful courtesies and j^leasant
hours w'ill never be forgotten."
"A point of interest and importance (which should not
be lost sight of) is the splendid class of men who are de-
voting their time and energy to the work as OFFICERS of
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the various lodges, which are in a most healthy condition,
and an ideal fraternal spirit prevails."
We (juite agree. Do not forget the Senior and Junior
Wardens. " Look well to the West; Look well to the South."
"I wish especially to commend the work of the Secre-
tary. The position of Secretary is one of great importance
in the harmonious workings of the lodge. It seems to me
the records might be simplifipd, and greater uniformity
secured if n universal set of books were devised."
"In almost every lodge there is an honour roll of men
who have offered themselves for King and Country, for the
cause of liberty, justice and humanity, and many others who
have already given their lives and thus discharged their
highest obligation as Masons; for 'Greater love hath no
man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.'
To the homes that have been bereaved and the hearts that
arc lonely and sad we extend our heartfelt sympathy."
"The work was done with dignity and precision, and
the degree as conferred was well calculated to impress the
candidate and was given with attention to detail, which
afforded evidence of careful and intelligent study of the
spirit as well .is the outward ceremony."
"The address was a scholarly masterpiece. Other ad-
dresses appealed to the manhood of those present. T regret
to say that in some of the lodges there is not sufficient re-
spect shown to the chair, and I would respectfully submit
that the Masters themselves should insist upon every court-
esy being shown and due decorum being observed."
These remarks show originality, a clear conception of
duty (for Masonry is far more than a gospel of goodwill)
and many of the extracts are nuggets in rich ore.
Masons bear transplanting well. Masonry is wherever
the loyal heart of a member of the Royal caft beats. So, in
considering the condition of Masonrv, we must not forget our
BRETHERN AT THE FRONT who are men whose fathers
were men. The sire lives in his sons, and the lion has left
a whelp wherever his claw was set. That conditions over-
seas are sound to the core we know by what has been
achieved, and we of this Grand Lodge are privileged to read
three messages from brethren in trench and hospital, which
are human documents and living epistles, and breathe the
chivalrous spirit of the traditions of that army that has
always conquered, not by mass and multitude, but by ten-
acity of purpose, consciousness of right, and the remem-
brance of the dear ones at home and the symbol of the
Empire's flag. The first greeting is from R. W. Bro.
Preston, Past D.D.G.M. of Orangeville, who never missed
a Grand Lodge meeting. The second is from a young brother,
a Captain of Engineers. The third from a still younger
brother, a Corporal in hospital — who emphasizes the blessings
of the Red Cross. Hear Colonel Preston:
"It is those who fall that win, and, while a man never
knows when he mav become such a winner, he sticks re-
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solutely to his post with the courage born of the conscious-
ness that no matter how long it takes or what it costs, the
game must be won if Christianity and civilization are not
to disappear from the face of the earth.
And there are some compensations. One of them is
the splendid spirit of the men. I have nothing but good to
say of any branch of the service, but I take off my hat
specially to the infantry, the incomparable British infantry
(including, of course, the Canadian infantry), who live in
the front line trenches for days and weeks at a time,
showered with shrapnel, blown up or buried with high ex-
plosives, potted at by snipers and assailed with every other
diabolical engine of death which the wit of the Hun has
been able to devise, constantly under fire, always looking
death in the face, digging and fighting by turns at night,
fighting and resting between shells by day, but always on
the job and doing it all with a zest and a smile as cheerfully
and as confidently as they would do an ordinary day's work
at home. They are simply splendid. And if the British
Empire does not prosecute this war to its bitter end, until
such another war shall have been rendered impossible, for
at least 100 years, she will be unworthy of the splendid
men who are daily giving their lives to that end in the
firing line.
"Another compensation is the wonderful way in which
men constantly escape death or injury and live and fight on
through an inferno, which seems to be nothing less than hell
let loose upon earth. And so it is every day — men escape
by what cannot be described otherwise than as miracles.
And it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that many of them
are miracles, and that God still protects those who fight His
battles. And I think the men generally feel and realize this,
although it may be unconsciously, or subconsciously, and
believe that they will not go until their work is done."
Do not our pulses bound? Does not every -fibre re-
spond to this noble tribute of the gallant brother? Now
note the truly brotherly spirit of the young Engineer bro-
ther who has been awarded the military cross for three
distinct acts of bravery in the field.
"I do thank you most sincerely for all the kind things
you have written about the little service I was able to per-
form, and I feel I am very fortunate indeed, but when I
wear my decoration, it will be worn (I hope worthily) for
the boys who have backed me in every enterprise and under-
taking I have gone into. They have all been splendid at
all times, have my boys, and I feel that were it possible I
would just like to divide my military cross into pieces, giv-
ing to each man share and share alike, for all are equally
deserving with myself."
There speaks the true comrade. Now listen to the
young corporal brother who lies in Lincoln hospital, shot
through face and neck:
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Bed 8, 4 Northern General Hospital,
Lincoln, England, Kllti.
" I can never write or express my feelings sufficiently
regarding the Red Cross, nor shall I ever forget my trip
from the trenches to Lincoln. It has been one continuous
stream of kindness and of care, and of thoughtfulness bor-
dering very closely on tenderness. It was my experience to
find no one — motor car attendants or orderlies — who were
not filled with the same solicitude for a chap's ease and
comfort as the sisters and nurses themselves. And what
wonders these women and girls arel I wish you might see
them working at the base hospitals. How they do it all,
hour after hour, and hour after hour, smiling and cheerful,
is far past me. New cases every day, and their "eflorts"
all being sent to England or the hospitals in France away
from them. What awful messes we are when we get to the
nurses! It may have been weeks since a fellow has bathed
— blood and mud, mud and blood in profusion — but it is
mighty soon all changed, and you are clean once more in
clean clothes, and best of all, perhaps if lucky, in a cot
between white sheets after months and months of absence
from them. You may not be able to sleep, but you are at
least, to use the soldier's phrase, "damn comfortable." But
I am running loose, and were I to start writing all about it
I am afraid it would just keep on and on for pages. I do
not know what our Canadian hospitals are like, but nothing
could be finer than the nurses here in this British hospital;
not only our physical welfare is very ably attended to, but
constant entertainments are arranged to keep us in good
cheer. It is just one more tie — and a very strong one —
all this kindness, should God spare me to again live in
Canada, to bind me more firmly than ever to England and
the Empire."
The wonderful Red Cross with all its Knightly sym-
bolism to Masons, the alleviation of sufTering, the assuaging
of distress, the saving of life — that precious human life,
now our greatest Imperial asset; and the Canadian branch
of the St. John's Ambulance, under the Grand Priory of the
Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, whose
fundamental principle, "pro utilitate homirium," is service
in the cause of humanity. What a field for Masons to
support and maintain in peace and war, these national
associations of practical philanthropy in the growth jof
human welfare. And what a glorious work Canadian
womanhood, in her league of co-operative good cheer, is
doing in the conflict, and Canadian womanhood is best
expressed to a Canadian Mason in the person of his wife,
his mother, his sister, and his child — all offering as they do:
Our hands to assist.
Our words to encourage.
Our prayers to hearten,
Our soldiers at the front.
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and seeking, perhaps unconsciously, the solace of their own
distress by extending relief and consolation to their fellow
creatures.
It has been suggested that some emblem of a com-
bined Military and Masonic character and significance
should be approved, to be presented to and worn by those
thus nearly related to the men and brethren who have stood
and are standing the test and withstanding the battle shock
for us and for altars and firesides. Woman strikes a deeper
note when she calls to the sublime degree of the sacrifice of
service.
"All that one could desire is to awake and acclaim in
their children, their husbands and brothers, and in their
very fathers, the conviction that DEFENSIVE WAR is a
thing so holy that all must be abandoned, forgotten, sacrificed,
and death must be faced heroically to defend and save that
which is most sacred — Our Country."
Humanity has come to a parting of the ways. Would
that all our kin recognized that the "Rights of Alan" in-
clude international rights. We would then have less of
indifferent neutrality and stand-aloofness when the call of the
great league to restrain aggression and restore landmarks, is
heard, trumpet-tongued, declaring that even nations must
answer affirmatively: "Am I my brother's keeper?"
There will be a new wind blowing through this Empire
when this war is done. Let us be rea^y, furnishing energy
for the great engine of public activity for the common weal.
O, see that ye build securely,
When the time for building comes —
With the square-hewn blocks of righteousness,
And corner-stones of faithfulness,
And girders strong of righted wrong.
And the blood of our martyrdomsl
And build on the one foundation,
That shall make the building sure — ;
The Rock that was laid ere the world was made.
Build on Him, and ye build secure.
Two thoughts remain with us day and night — Britain's
ships in the North Sea and Britain's soldiers in the trenches,
and encircling and sustaining both the justice of a great
cause. And with these proud thoughts is ever assiocated the
grateful memory of our dead brother — the maker of armies
— the organizer of victory, R. W. Bro. Lord Kitchener of
Khartoum, who lived a soldier's life and died a Viking's
death. Recall for a moment the great memorial service at
St. Paul's; An age was there as well as a world; never has
music touched hearts more subtly — more profoundly. There
were many great men around the King and the two Queens,
but they were all merged in the greatness of death. The
sense of brotherhood and comradeship melted us all into
one marvellous sodality of patriotism. W^e were one people
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under the dome. It was not a congregation that was shed-
ding its tears, it was an Empire.
He had the elements so mixed in him that nature could
stand up and say to all the world, this was a man!
Last year his honoured brother in the craft and Com-
mander and comrade in the field. Brother Lord Roberts of
Candahar. who
Passed in the very battle smoke
Of the war he had descried :
Three hundred miles of cannon spoke,
When the Master Gunner died.
This year another Deputy Grand Master, Kitchener,
passed dramatically from earthly duties done, with the
"Hampshire" where the tide regularly ebbs and flows, and
we doubt not was welcomed within the portals by the great
Elder Brother, and by the spirits of those soldiers of the
King who have won immortality in this world's war by
laying down their lives for their fellowmen, for us and for
freedom.
Our greatest yet with least pretence
Great in council and great in war.
Foremost Captain of his time.
Rich in saving commonsense,
And as the greatest only are
In his simplicity sublime.
What more fitting grave than where Britain's sceptre
of the sea still holds sway, where the King's highway is still
swept clear and open, where
"Britain's stalwart sailors keep
The bastions of the brine."
and w^here the oratorio of the great sea waves sounds our
brother's requiem.
There sleeps he with the heroes of the Jutland fight —
who numbered among them many Masons — for whom our
hearts go out with mingled pride and pathos, tragedy and
triumph.
"If blood be the price of Admiralty
Lord God we have paid in full!"
And what of us who remain — what of us for whom they
died? Let us learn our lesson of cheery optimism from our
brethren at the front. Let us be up and doing, and
TOGETHER, for
"Common graves make common cause
A common grief together draws
Both high and low — a common sorrow
Links us to face our foes tomorrow."
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There is one great toast now at all Masonic gatherings
which will never be omitted and which should be received
with all the honours and in ample form — 'To the memory
of our departed brethren' — and es])ecially to the cherished
memory of those Masons (of whom W. Bro. Malcolm S.
Mercer is but a type) and sons of Masons who, have heard
the sunset gun for the last time on our globe terrestrial,
and over whose often unknown graves may well be written:
"Somewhere hereabouts lies a very gallant gentleman."
So this year, as last year, let us repeat the Hail and
Farewell :
And you, our brothers, who for all our praying.
To this dear lodge of ours come back no more.
Who lie, our Country's debt of honour paying.
And not in vain upon the Belgian shore.
Till that great day when at the Throne of Heaven
The Books are open and the Judgment set,
Your lives for honour and for Empire given,
This Lodge will not forget.
Fraternally submitted,
WILLL\M NLSBET PONTON,
Chairman.
It was moved by R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope,
seconded by R. W. Bro. W. X. Ponton, and
Resolved, That the report of the Board on the Condi-
tion of Masonry be received and adopted.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE FRATERNAL
DEAD.
The Board of General Purposes, through the Committee
on the Fraternal Dead, begs to report:
In these times of stress and strife, of sudden surprises,
and anxious expectation, of fears and forebodings, and yet,
withal, times of steadfast hope and entire confidence in the
ultimate triumph of the truth and right, when every day
brings tidings of reverse or victory, and we can hardly wait
far the next message from across the sea to scan the long
list of our patriots who have fallen, wounded or dying, for
their country and their king, when every journal brings
daily the news and eulogy of more, and still more, who have
made the supreme sacrifice for world liberty and freedom of
conscience, it seems at first thought a somewhat useless task
to try to add anything to what is being said from day to
day. Yet, following the custom of our Order, a custom
honoured by long observance, it is becoming that we should.
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at this especial time give our meed of praise to the de-
parted, and lay this little wreath of kindly thoughts upon
their graves.
"As many men, so many minds." Some say; "Why
mourn the dead who die with fame? Rather let us esteem
them blessed, and he glad that they have won an everlast-
ing glory." Some again, with hearts still bleeding, cry:
"What needed that our loved ones must perish? Oh that
we had them with us here againi" It is hard, indeed; nor
would any of us wish to convince the sorrowing mother, just
orphaned of her son, that she should feel happy rather than
grieved. The immensity of the sacrifice demanded of
parents in their country's war doubtless does and will bring
surpassing national recompense, and, in so far, the philos-
ophy is sound. Nevertheless philosophy heals no broken
hearts.
Solon, wise man of ancient days, when asked whom he
thought to be the most fortunate of men, said: "Tellos of
Athens. For to Tellos, when his city was prosperous, were
given good and beautiful children, and to all of them he
saw ofTspring born of whom all survived. And when he
was well off in life, as things are with us, there came upon
him the brightest close of his days. For when a battle
came to pass between the Athenians and their neighbours,
having gone to help and routed the foe, he died most
gloriously, and they buried him publicly where he fell, and
honoured him greatly." And so these ancients thought that
fame alone converts existence into a blessing, and death
quits the score; that a glorious death may well compensate
for a life cut short, because, although the mass of men live
and die and are none the better, those who perish in the
service of their country are always remembered.
And this, I think, is the conclusion. It is not wrong,
but very natural, to regret the dead, to wish that they still
lived, to miss their loved faces, to long to hear again their
dear voices. But also it is right to lighten in some little
measure the burden of our sorrow by remembrance of their
virtues, their kindly acts, their genial nature, and, for some,
their glorious death.
No man lives in vain. Someone has said:
"The perfume shed by one true noble life
Nerves countless souls to earnest sublime strife."
Many of us have read with admiration the parable of
the old man, who in his journey came to a deep chasm over
which he crossed with diflficulty and danger; then, when
safe on the other side, he turned and straightway began to
build a V)ridgc across the perilous gulf. "Why," asked one,
"in the evening of your life waste your strength building
here? You will never again pass this way." "But others
are coming" he replied, "others who must cross; I am build-
ing for them."
372 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Now, we cannot all have the big things to do; nor is it
given to all men to be famed. In the old castle at Edin-
burgh it is said that the way to the crown jewels leads
through a very crooked and dingy passage. "The humble
doorways of common duties are frequently the way to the
room where God keeps his jewels." We all have a chance-
to be good, nationally and privately. Every man can do
somethng to make his land a better land, his nation a better
nation; every man can do something to foster honesty,
courage, good citizenship, humanity and piety, in the full
sense of that word. And, doing this, he has achieved the
highest possibilities of i^atriotism.
"One dared to die. In a swift moment's space
Fell in war's forefront, laughter on his face.
Bronze tells his fame in many a market place.
Another dared to live the long years through;
Felt his slow heart's blood ooze, like crimson dew.
For duty's sake, and smiled. And no one knew."
Nor should we withhold our applause and tokens of
love until our friends are dead.
"A rose to the living is more
Than sumptuous wreaths to the dead;
In filling love's infinite store,
A rose to the living is more,
If graciously given before
The hungering spirit is fled —
A rose to the living is more
Than sumptuous wreaths to the dead."
Even if we had no immediate return for kindly acts
and words (which, of course, is untrue, for loving deeds
bless both him who gives and him who takes), yet, in days
to come, the memory of these things done long ago would
help to dull the pain of sorrow, and would strengthen our
faltering belief that "it is all for the best."
And here we write the roll of those who have left us in
the year just gone; not all so well known to all of us, but
each with his treasured cirle of intimate friends, who know
his virtues and lament his loss; some who, it would seem,
had many years of useful life to live; others who, perhaps,
were glad to let the torch drop from their tired hands.
"O weary hands! that all the day
" Were set to labour hard and long,
Now softly fall the shadows gray.
The bells are rung for evensong.
An hour ago the golden sun
Sank slowly down into the west;
Poor weary hands, your toil is done:
'Tis time for rest! 'Tis time for rest!"
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1910 373
IN OUR OWN JURISDICTION.
R. W. BRO. THOMAS L. M. TIPTON, P.D.D.G.M.,
Niagara District No. 10. Died 8th August, 1915.
R. W. BRO. ROBERT McDONALD, P.D.D.G.M.,
Niagara District No. 10. Died 14th August, 1915.
R. \V. BRO. GEORGE C. HOLDEN, P.D.D.G.M.,
Hamilton District No. S. Died 22nd August, 1915.
R. W. BRO. RICHARD MAHONEY, P.D.D.G.M.,
Wellington District No. 7. Died 28th October, 1915.
R. W. BRO. JAMES E. MERRIMAN, P.D.D.G.M.,
Niagara District No. 10. Died 2nd November, 1915.
R. W. BRO. WILLIAM WEBSTER, P.D.D.G.M..
Prince Edward District No. 13. Died 5th January, 1916.
R. W. BRO. JOHN NETTLETON, P.D.D.G.M.,
Georgian District No. 9. Died 9th January. 191(>.
R. W. BRO. WILLIAM A. SNEATH, P.D.D.G.M.,
Georgian District No. 9. Died 13th March, 191(i.
R. W. BRO. WILLIAM J. SIMPSON, P.G.S.W., Sussex
Lodge No. 5, Brockville. Died 9th April, 1916.
R. W. BRO. DANIEL DERBYSHIRE, P.G.R., P.M.,
Sussex Lodge No. 5, Brockville. Died 18th June. 1916.
R. W. BRO. WILLIAM H. MACFADDEN, P.D.D.
G.M., Toronto District No. 11. Died 2lst June, 1916.
R. W. BRO. WILLIAM HENRY CAVELL, P.D.D.G.
M., Toronto East District No. 11a. Died 9th Julv, 1916.
V. W. BRO. JAMES MIGHT, P. G. Pursuivant, P.M.,
J. B. Hall Lodge No. 145, Millbrook. Died 26th January,
1915.
V. W. BRO. ALEXANDER McGACHIE, P. Asst.
G. D. of C, P.M. King Solomon's Lodge No. 43, Wood-
stock. Died 13th August, 1915.
V. W. BRO. JOHN McLEOD, P.G. St.'d., P.M.,
Unity Lodge No. 376, Huntsville. Died 3rd December,
1915!
V. W. BRO. JOHN MIDGLEY, P. Asst. G. D. of C,
P.M., St. Thomas' Lodge No. 44, St. Thomas. Died 19th
February, 1916.
V. "W. BRO. EDWARD H. TIFFANY, P.G.J. D., P.M.,
Alexandria Lodge No. 439, Alexandria. Died 15th March,
1916.
V. W. BRO. THOMAS W. BARBER. P. G. D. of C,
P.M., DufTcrin Lodge No. 338. Wellandport. Died 24th
March, 1916.
V. W. BRO. EDWARD MOSGROVE, P. G. Sfd.,
P.M.. Victoria Lodge No. 398, Kirkfield. Died 10th June,
1916.
V. W. BRO. WILLIAM O'BRIEN, Asst. G. O., P.M.,
St. John's Lodge No. 209a, London. Died 22nd June, 1916.
V. W. BRO. SAMUEL W^ESLEY, P.G.D. of C, P.
M., Corinthian Lodge No. 96, Barrie. Died 4th July, 1916.
R. W. BRO. JAMES BIRCH, P.DD.G.M . Erie Dis-
trict No. 1. Died 6th of July, 1916.
V. W. BRO. ARTHUR BOWLBY, P.G.S.D., P.M.,
Wilson Lodge No. 113, Waterford. Died 19th July, 1916.
374 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
IN FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS.
M. W. BRO. THEODORE AUGUSTUS COSSMANN,
P.G.M.. Grand Lodge Nova Scotia. 2Sth April, 1915.
M. W. BRO. ENOS WASGATE, P.G.:M.. Grand Lodge
of Florida, oth March, 1915.
M.W. BRO. ALMOS J. WITT, P.G.M., Grand Lodge
of Arkansas. 17th March, 1915.
M.W. BRO. FRANCIS ASBURY SHAW, P.G.M.,
Grand Lodge of Arizona. 10th April, 1915.
M.W. BRO. JOHN MERRIKEN CARTER, P.G.M.,
Grand Lodge of Maryland. 3rd Julv, 1915.
M.W. BRO. JOHN YOUNG MURRY, P.G.M., Grand
Lodge of Mississippi. r2th Julv, 1915.
M.W. BRO. MARTIN WILLIAM KALES. P.G.M.,
Grand Lodge of Arizona. 14th July, 1915.
M.W. BRO. GEORGE WASHINGTON BALL, P.G.
M., Grand Lodge of Iowa. 18th July, 1915.
M.W. BRO. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AYRES,
P.G.M., Grand Lodge of Arkansas. 2nd August, 1915.
M.W. BRO. ALBERT WALLACE CRITES, P.G.M.,
Grand Lodge of Nebraska. 23rd August, 1915.
M.W. BRO. CHARLES T. PHILPS, P.G.M., Grand
Lodge of Nebraska. 24th August, 1915.
M.W. BRO. ALLEN M. HICKS. Grand Lecturer and
Hon. P.G.M., Grand Lodge of Mississippi. 22nd vSeptember
1915.
M.W. BRO. HALFDAN BENDEKE, P.G.M., Grand
Lodge of North Dakota. 23rd September, 1915.
M.W. BRO. CHARLES W. MEAD, P.G.M., Grand
Lodge of New York. 29th September, 1915.
M.W. BRO. ALFRED W. CHEESEMAN, G.M.,
Grand Lodge of Louisiana. 30th September, 1915.
M.W. BRO. JOHN BELL DINSMORE, P.G.M..
Grand Lodge of Nebraska. 6th October, 1915.
M.W. BRO. CHARLES TRUMBULL GRANGER, P.
G.M., Grand Lodge of Iowa. 26th October. 1915.
M.W. BRO. R. HENRY YOUNG. P.G.M., Grand
Lodge of Delaware. 15th November, 1915.
M.W. BRO. ANTONIO BROOKS GRACE, P.G.M..
Grand Lodge of Arkansas. 2nd December, 1915.
M.W. BRO. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FRYMIER,
Sr., P.G.M., Grand Lodge of Texas. 4th December, 1915.
M.W. BRO. JOHN T. WILLIAMSON, P.G.M.,
Grand Lodge of Tennessee. lUth December, 1915.
M.W. BRO. ROBERT WHITE, P.G.M., Grand Lodge
of Virginia. 12th December, 1915.
M.W. BRO. VIRGINIUS V. HARRISON, P.G.M.,
Grand Lodge of Delaware. 28th December, 1915.
M.W. BRO. WILLIAM HAYES SCOTT, P.G.M.,
Grand Lodge of Illinois. 30th December, 1915.
M.W. BRO. DANIEL McDONALD, P.G.M., Grand
Lodge of Indiana. 9th January, 1916.
M.W. BRO. SIDNEY W. DOUGLAS, P.G.M.. Grand
Lodge of Indiana. 10th January, 1916.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 375
M.W. BRO. WILLIAM T. MITCHELL. P.G.M.,
Grand Lodge of Michigan, fith February, 1916
M \V. BRO. WILLIAM FISKE CLEVELAND, P.O.
M.. Grand Lodge of Iowa. 19th February, 1916.
M.W. BRO. ASA P. FITCH, P.G.M., Grand Lodge of
Connecticut. 29th March, 1916.
M.W. BRO. THEOPHILUS W. RANDALL, P.G.M.,
Grand Lodge of Idaho. 6th ApriL 1916
M.W. BRO. GEORGE HATCH. PG.M.. Grand Lodge
of W^st Virginia. 27th April, 1916.
M.W. BRO. ROBERT CROSBY HILL. P.G.M., Grand
Lodge of Washington. 10th May, 1916.
M.W. BRO. W^ILLIAM AMOS De BORD, P.G.M.,
Grand Lodge of Nebraska. 17th May, 1916.
M.W. BRO. LUCIEN ELY WOOD, P.G.M., Grand
Lodge of Michigan. .5th June, 1916.
M.W. BRO. CASWELL A. GOODLOE. P.G.M.. Grand
Lodge of Tennessee. 12th Julv. 1916.
M.W. BRO. EDWARD R. HARE, PGM, Grand
Lodge of Washington. 16th July. 1916.
Our brethren have preceded us to the realms of the blest
by only a short time. To them has been revealed all that
to us is a mystery. For them we pronounce the primitive
Christian jirayer:
"Grant to them. Lord, eternal rest, and let light per-
petual shine upon them." And also the Hebrew benedic-
tion :
"I'nto God's gracious mercy and protection we com-
mend them. The Lord bless and keep them. The Lord
make his face to shine upon them, and be gracious unto them.
The Lord lift up His countenance upon them and give them
peace, now and forevermore."
Brethren of the Compasses and the Square, let us who
are alive so live, and so perform our duties, that we be
neither surprised by death, nor leave behind us uncancelled
obligations and worthless memories.
PVaternally suljmitted,
W. M. LOGAN,
Chairman.
REPORT OF THE BOARD ON FOREIGN
CORRESPONDENCE.
The R. W. the Deputy Grand Master presen-
ted the report of the Committee on Foreign Corres-
pondence, which upon motion by R. W. Bro. W. H.
Wardrope, seconded by M. W. Bro. A. T. Freed,
376 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
was received and ordered to be printed as an ap-
pendix to the proceedings of Grand Lodge.
M. W. Bro. A. T. Freed, on behalf of the
Committee on Foreign Correspondence, presented the
following special report in respect to:
The Grand Lodge of F. and A. M. of the Philippine
Islands.
REPORT.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master:
The Committee on Foreign Correspondence to which
was referred a request for recognition from the Grand Lodge
of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippine Islands,
begs leave to report.
The Grand Lodge of the Philippine Islands was formed
in the year 1912, by three regular and legitimate lodges of
craft Masons which held warrants from the Grand Lodge of
California.
At that time there were lodges in the Philippine Islands
holding warrants under the Supreme Council of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite in the Kingdom of Spain. It
is asserted that they were formed into a Regional or Dis-
trict Grand Lodge.
There were also two lodges warranted by the Grand
Lodge of Scotland.
The Spanish Supreme Council is not recognized by the
Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario, as a
regular and legitimate body of craft Masons. If it were
such, it could not be held to exercise exclusive jurisdiction
in a country not part of the Kingdom of Spain, even while
subject to the King of Spain, and still less so after that
country became the territory of the United States. A
Regional or District Grand Lodge cannot exercise exclusive
jurisdiction in any country.
The Grand Lodge of Scotland never claimed exclusive
jurisdiction in the Philippine Islands and it has recognized
the new Grand Lodge of the Philippine Islands.
Your Committee holds that in 1912 the Philippine
Islands were unoccupied Masonic territory, and that the
three lodges warranted by the Grand Lodge of California
were competent to form a regular Grand Lodge.
Your Committee therefore recommends that fraternal
recognition be e>?tended to the Grand Lodge of the Philip-
pine Islands, and that an exchange of representatives be
authorized.
Fraternally submitted,
A. T. FREED,
Chairman.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 191(i 377
It was moved by R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope,
seconded by M. W. Bro. A. T. Freed, and
Resolved, That the report of the Committee on Foreign
Correspondence with respect to the Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. M. of the Philippine Islands be received and adopted.
M. W. Bro. A. T. Freed, on behalf of the
Committee on Foreign Correspondence, presented the
following special report in respect to :
The Grand Orient of the Ancient and Accepted Scot-
tish Rite of Freemasonry for the Argentine Republic.
REPORT.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master:
The Committee on Foreign Correspondence, to which
was referred a request for fraternal recognition from the
Grand Orient of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
of Freemasonry for the Argentine Republic begs leave to
report:
1. That the Grand Orient in question does not appear
to be a regular and legitimate body of craft Masons.
2. That, such as it is, it appears to be divided into
two factions, each accusing the other of grave Masonic
irregularities. And the Committee recommends that the
request be not entertained.
Fraternally submitted,
A. T. FREED,
Chairman.
It was moved by R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope,
seconded by M. W. Bro. A. T. Freed, and
Resolved, That the report of the Committee on Foreign
Correspondence with respect to the Grand Orient of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the
Argentine Republic be received and adopted.
NOMINATIONS.
Nominations for election of Grand Officers and
members of the Board of General Purposes for the
ensuing year, and for the place of holding the next
annual meeting of Grand Lodge were called for,
as provided by the Constitution.
378 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
CALLED OFF.
Grand Lodge was called from labour to refresh-
ment at 4.30 o'clock p.m., to meet again at nine
o'clock on July 20th.
SECOND DAY.
Thursday, July 20, 1916.
The Grand Lodge resumed labour at 9.15 o'clock
a.m., M. W. Bro. S. A. Luke, Grand Master on the
throne; Grand Officers, members and representatives
present.
SCRUTINEERS OF THE BALLOT.
The M. W. the Grand Master appointed the
following Scrutineers of the Ballot for Grand Officers
and elective members of the Board of General Pur-
poses and for the place of holding the next annual
communication; directed them to collect the ballot
and to report the result to Grand Lodge.
R. W. Bro. G. R. Llovd i27), Hamilton, Chairman; W.
Bro. W. R. Ledger (384), Toronto; W. Bro. Llovd L. Miller
(4o), Brantford; W. Bro. A. W. Grant (148), Ottawa; R. W.
Bro. J. H. Birkett (92), Kingston; W. Bro. E. W. G. Quantz
(42), London; W. Bro. S. P. Boland (447), Sturgeon Falls;
Bro. W. Burnett (257), Gait; V. W. Bro. A. Jemison (145),
Millbrook; R. W. Bro. R. N. Eraser (245), Thamesville;
W. Bro. R. Routley (499), Port Arthur; W. Bro. Wm. H.
Hayes (162) Wroxeter ; W. Bro. Hugh Hunter (153). Wyom-
ing; W. Bro. W. A. Oliver (58^ Ottawa; W. Bro. R. L.
Shriner (221), Thorold; W. Bro. H. W. Ladd (314), Palmers-
ton; Bro. E. Denroche (332). vStratford; W. Bro. R. S. Muir
(384), Toronto; V. W. Bro. G. B. Perrv (382), Hamilton;
W. Bro. A. B. Clark (382), Hamilton; R. W. Bro. J. Hilliar
(454), Burk's Falls; W. Bro. R. T. Hughes (440), Minden;
V. W. Bro. J. J. Wilson (454), Burk's Falls; W. Bro. S. A. Gra-
ham (289), Lobo; W. Bro. A. Christie (418), Maxville; W.
Bro. A. Y. Bliss (287) Port Arthur; W. Bro. T. J. Sten-
house ''415), Fort William; W. Bro. M. Huff (1641, Welling-
ton; W. Bro. W. R. Dawson (503 >. Inwood; W. Bro. W. J.
Potts (38K Trenton.
ADOPTION OF REPORTS.
It was moved by R. \\". Bro. \V. H. Wardropc ,
seconded bv R. W. Bro. G. vS. Mav, and
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 379
Resolved, That the report of the Board on Audit and
Finance be adopted.
It was moved by R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope,
seconded by R. W. Bro. J. A. Macfadden, and
Resolved, That the report of the Board on Benevolence
be adopted.
NOTICES OF MOTION, CONSIDERATION OF
Notices of Motion Nos. 1, 2, 3 and -i by M. W.
Bro. John E. Harding were withdrawn.
Notices of Motion Nos. 5, 6 and 7. It was
moved by M. W. Bro. D. F. Macwatt, seconded by
M. W. Bro. J. H. Burritt and Resolved
No. o. That vSection in of the Constitution be amended to
read: —
45. The Constitution of Grand Lodge may be amended
or altered at any annual meeting thereof by a two-thirds
vote of the members present, provided that notice in writing
stating distinctly the proposed amendment or alteration,
shall have been given at the preceding annual meeting, or
shall have been sent to the Grand Secretary before the first
day of May preceding the meeting at which the motion is
to be considered, and published in the notice paper. Any
amendment to the Constitution which has been rejected by
Gand Lodge shall not be reconsidered at any time within
five years after such rejection, except leave be given "by
Grand Lodge by a two-thirds vote, such vote to be taken
without debate.
No. «. That Clause 7 of Section 84 of the Constitution be
amended to read: —
He shall, on or before the loth day of May in each
year, send to each lodge and to every officer of Grand Lodge
copies of notices of motion.
No. 7. That rule No. 61 respecting Trials for Masonic
offences, in the Constitution be amended to read: — ■
(jl. When a lodge recommends to Grand Lodge, as
provided in Rule 34, that a brother be expelled, the recom-
mendation shall be forwarded to the Grand Secretary at
least ten days before the next annual meeting of Grand
Lodge, to be laid before the Board of General Purposes,
which shall report thereon to Grand Lodge. Should the
report confirm such recommendation and be adopted by
Grand Lodge, the brother shall be summoned to appear be-
fore the Board of General Purposes and Grand Lodge at the
next annual meeting thereof to show cause why he should
not be expelled, and the Board, when the matter comes up
380 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
for consideration, shall recommend to Grand Lodge such
action in the matter as may seem just or expedient. Should such
a recommendation and papers reach the Grand Secretary in
sufficient time to admit of the service of a notice upon the
convicted brother, the Grand Secretary shall serve a ten
days' notice upon him, either personally or by registered
letter addressed to him at his last known address, requiring
him to appear before the Board of General Purposes two
da.ys preceding the annual communication of Grand Lodge
to show cause at the next annual meeting of Grand Lodge
why he should not be expelled for his offence.
No. 8. It was moved by M. W. Bro. A. T. Freed,
seconded by M. W. Bro. W. D. McPherson, and
Resolved, That Section 129, sub-section v. (i) be
amended to read : —
(i). The report on Fraternal Correspondence.
No. 9. It was moved by R. W. Bro. J. A. McFadden
seconded by M. W. Bro. W. D. McPherson, and
Resolved, That Section 24;") of the Constitution be
amended by altering item number twelve with respect to fees
payable by each lodge to Grand Lodge for every member,
to read: —
For every member of each lodge, one dollar per annum.
No. 10. Owing to the death of V W. Bro. Tiffany
the notice was allowed to lapse.
No. 11. Was allowed to stand until the next annual
communication at the request of R. W. Bro. J.
Kerr Bryden, the mover.
No. 12. It was moved by R. W. Bro. W. J. Drope,
seconded by M. W. Bro. A T. Freed
That paragraph No. 2 in the charge to the newly
initiated Candidate, in the Constitution be altered to read:
As a citizen of the world, I am next to enjoin you to be
exemplary in the discharge of your civil duties by never
proposing or at all countenancing any act that may have a
tendency to subvert the peace and good order of society; by
paying due obedience to the laws of the state which for a
time may become the place of your residence or afford you
its protection; and, above all, by never losing sight of the
allegiance due to the ruler of the country of which you are
a naturalized citizen.
Moved in amendment by M. W. Bro. W. D. Mc
Pherson seconded by R. W. Bro. W. X. Ponton, and
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. LONDON, 191(i 381
Resolved, That the M. W. the Grand Master be empower-
ed to appoint a special committee, in view of special conditions
arising out of the war, to revise that portion of the
Past Master's charge relating to the duty of a Mason as a
citizen of the world and that the said charge as amended by
said special committee, upon receiving the approval of the
M. W. the Grand Master, be substituted for said portino
of said charge as same is now contained in the Book of
Constitution.
'No. 13 was not recommended by the Committee
on Constitution and Laws.
No. 14 M. W. Bro. J. Ross Robertson presented
the following report of the Special Committee
appointed at last annual communication, to whom
this matter was referred.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON CENTRAL
MASONIC BUREAUS.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers and
Members of the Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of
Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
The Special Committee re Central Masonic Bureaus
met at the call of the Chairman at Toronto on the 4th
July, 1916, the following brethren being present: M. W.
Bros. J. Ross Robertson, D. F. MacWatt; R. W. Bro.
Henry T. Smith; W. Bros. John B. Brennan and Joseph
Whyte Rogers. Letters of regret were read from M. W. Bro.
J. H. Burritt, R. W. Bros. Thos. Rowe and Fred. Cook.
Your Committee appointed at the last regular communi-
cation of Grand Lodge, to enquire into the central Masonic
bureau system of dealing with applications for initiation,
report that they have made a very thorough examination
of the bureau system, and have arrived at the following
conclusions, viz. :
That in view of the facts gathered by your special
committee — a summary of which is herewith submitted —
your committee is of the opinion that the Toronto lodges
were justified in forming a Central Masonic Bureau for
their own protection, and we recommend —
That Grand Lodge take immediate steps to amend
the constitution in order that central Masonic bureaus may
be established wherever desirable in districts or cities where
there are lodges having conctirrent jurisdiction; and, antici-
pating the adoption of this report, we recommend —
That the foUow^ing amendment to Section 199 of the
Constitution be substituted in lieu of the proposed change
embodied in the notice of motion given by W. Bro. Joseph
Whyte Rogers, vi^.:
382 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
By adding thereto after the word "jurisdiction" in the
last line thereof, the following:
"Except in cities or districts where a masonic bureau is
working, when such notice may be given to the Secretary of
such bureau instead of to the Masters of lodges.
"199a. In any city or district in which there are lodges
having concurrent jurisdiction there may he established, by
the vote of a majority of the lodges in said city or district,
a masonic bureau, to which all applications for initiation
and for affiliation to lodges therein and all suspensions and
restorations in such lodges shall be reported. vSuch bureaus
shall be composed of one representative from each lodge
having concurrent jurisdiction, who shall be elected annually
by open vote of the members present at the election of
officers of the lodge, and shall have power to elect officers
and frame by-laws and rules for the proper government of
the bureau and for the orderly discharge of its duties; all
such by-laws, rules and amendments thereto are to be ap-
proved by the M.W. the Grand Master before becoming valid
and a copy thereof shall be sent to the Grand Secretary.
The maintenance of the bureau is to be borne by the lodges
where such is established and those having concurrent
jurisdiction therewith.
"199b. In any city or district where such bureau is
established the Secretary of each lodge therein, and those
having concurrent jurisdiction therewith, shall, upon receipt
of an application for membership in such lodge, immediately
forward the name of the applicant, together with all the in-
formation he has collected therewith, to the Secretary of the
bureau; he shall also, after each regular meeting of the lodge,
advise -the Secretary of the bureau what disposition has
been made of each application for membership, together
with the names of members suspended and the cause there-
of, and the names of restored members. The Secretary of
the bureau shall keep a systematic record of all such applica-
tions and information, and should his record show that an
applicant has been rejected within twelve months prior to
the date of the application, he shall forthwith advise the
Secretary of the lodge concerned; he shall also send monthly
to the Secretary of each of said lodges a statement of all
rejections, suspensions and restorations as they are reported
to him."
In view of the specific cases which were sumbitted fo
the consideration of your Committee, we are of the opinion
that the Central Masonic Bureau of Toronto is of prime
necessity, and that it is successfully accomplishing the ends
for which it was organized. One of the members of your
Committee, in a letter expressing his regret at not being
able to attend the meeting of the Committee, stated that
he could cite cases in his own city similar to those there
given. No doubt the irregularities already referred to are
prevalent to a greater or lesser extent in all districts in
which there are lodges having concurrent jurisdiction, and
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for this reason we feel that the bureau system could with
advantage be extended to districts other than the Toronto
districts.
Fraternally submitted,
J. ROSS ROBKRTSON,
Chairman.
It was moved by M. W. Bro. J. Ross Robertson,
seconded by M. W. Bro. D. F. AlacWatt and
Resolved, That the report of the Special Committee
on Central Masonic Bureaus be received and adopted.
It was moved by W. Bro. Joseph Whyte Rogers,
seconded by V. W. Bro. A. G. Horwood, in substitu-
tion for Notice of Motion No. 14 and
Resolved, That Section 190 of the Constitution be
amended by adding thereto, after the word "iurisdiction,"
in the last line thereof, the following:
"Except in cities or districts where a masonic bureau is
working when such notice may be given to the Secretary of
such bureau instead of to the Masters of lodges.
"199a. In any city or district in which there are lodges
having concurrent jurisdiction there may be established, by
the vote of a majority of the lodges in said citv or district,
a masonic bureau, to which all applications for initiation
and for affiliation to lodges therein and all suspensions and
restorations in such lodges shall be reported. Such bureaus
shall be composed of one representative from each lodge
having concurrent jurisdiction, who shall be elected annually
by open vote of the members present at the election of
officers of the lodge, and shall have power to elect officers
and frame by-laws and rules for the proper government of
the bureau and for the orderly discharge of its duties; all
such by-laws, rules and amendments thereto are to be ap-
proved by the M.W. the Grand Master before becoming valid
and a copy thereof shall be sent to the Grand Secretary.
The maintenance of the bureau is to be borne by the lodges
where such is established and those having concurrent
jurisdiction therewith.
"199b. In any city or district where such bureau is
established the Secretary of each lodge therein, and those
having concurrent jurisdiction therewith, shall, upon receipt
of an application for membership in such lodge, immediately
lorward the name of the applicant, together wilth all the in-
lormation he has collected therewith, to the Secretary of the
bureau; he shall also, after each regular meeting of the lodge
advise the Secretary of the bureau what disposition has
been made of each application for membership, together
with the names of members suspended and the cause there-
384 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
of, and the names of restored members. The Secretary of
the bureau shall keep a systematic record of all such applica-
tions and information, and should his record show that an
applicant has been rejected within twelve months pr.or to
the date of the application, he shall forthwith advise the
Secretary of the lodge concerned; he shall also send monthly
to the Secretary of each of said lodges a statement of all
rejections, suspensions and restorations as they are reported
to him."
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.
The following brethren were nominated by
representatives of lodges and Past Masters of the
respective districts and were confirmed by the M.
W. the Grand Master:
No. District D.D.G.M. P. O. Address
1 Erie Wm. J. Douglas Windsor
la Erie Fred. W. Judd St. Thomas
2... St. Clair Wesley Carter Sarnia
3. ...London Cyrus H. Ziegler London
4. South Huron Percy T. Coupland St. Marys
5. ..North Huron John Watson Listowel
6.... Wilson Harry P. Stoneman Ingersoll
7. ..Wellington Everon Flath Drayton
8... Hamilton Geo. H. Lanigan Hamilton
9... Georgian Wm. J. Hill AUiston
10... Niagara Charles T. Farrell Grimsby
11 ...Toronto West John W. Lawrence Toronto
11a Toronto East Harris C. Tugwell Toronto
lib. .Toronto Centre.. John A. Rowland Toronto
12.. ..Ontario George M. Peebles Colborne
13....Prince Edward. Henry F. Ketcheson... Belleville
14....Frontenac John H. Birkett Kingston
15. ...St. Lawrence Wm. L. Tait Smith's Falls
16... Ottawa Charles W. Jeffrey...' ...Ottawa
17....Algoma Dugald McBane Rainy River
18....Nipissing Charles W. McCrea Sault Ste. Marie
19....Muskoka Joseph Hilliar Burk's Falls
20... Victoria James B. Begg Lindsay
21.... Eastern John A. Locke Cardinal
22...,Temiscaming Reginald H. James Cobalt
23... Brant James C. Spence Brantford
24. ..Bruce Andrew P. Johnston. ...Walkerton
25. ..Grey John A. Mills Shelburne
M. W. Bro. E. T. Malone installed and in-
vested the newly elected District Deputy Grand
Masters (with the exception of R. W. Bro. John
A. Locke, D.D.G.M. of Eastern District No. 21),
and they were duly proclaimed and saluted with
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grand honours. R. W. Bro. M. W. Shepherd, P.
D.D.G.M. of District No. 21, was authorized and
instructed to install and invest R. W. Bro. Locke
of District No. 21, at the earliest convenient date.
Subsequently it was reported to the Grand
Secretary that the District Deputy Grand Master
of District No. 21 above-named had been duly in-
stalled and invested as directed.
REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE OX
PRESENTATION OF TESTIMONIAL TO
M. w. BRO. w. D. Mcpherson, p.g.m.
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master and the
Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Canada, in the
Province of Ontario.
Your Committee appointed at the last annual meeting
ol Grand Lodge to present M. W. Brother W. D. McPher-
son, the retiring Grand Master, with a suitable testimonial,
for the efficient manner in which he had performed the
duties of his office during the past two years, beg to report
that the pleasing duty was performed at the regular meet-
ing of Zetland Lodge No. 326, Toronto, on Friday, the
2()th day of November, 1915, before a very large concourse
of members of the lodge and distinguished visitors. The
presentation was accompanied by expressions of the appre-
ciation of Grand Lodge for services well performed during
the past two years. M. W. Brother McPherson made a
feeling and eloquent reply and expressed his delight in
having the function take place in his mother lodge, and
before so many members of the craft with whom he had a
personal acquaintance.
Fraternally submitted,
K. T. MALONE,
J. M. GIBSON,
BENJAMIN ALLEN.
It was moved by R. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope,
seconded by M. W. Bro. E. T. Malone, and
Resolved, That the report of the vSpecial Committee
on presentation of a testimonial to M. \V. Bro. \V. D. Mc
P herson, P.G.M., be received and adopted.
386 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON
THE GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.
To the M. W. the Grand Master, Officers and
Members of Grand Lodge.
M. W. Sir and Brethren:
The Special Committee appointed to consider and re-
port upon the address of the W. M. the Grand Master begs
leave to report.
That it has, with pleasure, duly considered the excel-
lent address presented to Grand Lodge by the Most Wor-
shipful the Grand Master, and this Grand Lodge is to be
congratulated upon another year having passed without
disturbance of the harmony which should prevail among
the craft; also that our relations with other Grand bodies
continue to be of the most satisfactory character.
That having carefully considered the rulings and de-
cisions given by the Grand Master and reported in his
address, we concur therein, and recommend their ai)]5roval
by Grand Lodge.
We note with satisfaction the intention of the Most
Worshipful the Grand Master to complete the list, begun
last year, of names of our brethren, and their sons, who
have rallied to the colours, in the titanic struggle now pro-
ceeding in Europe and to some extent in Asia and Africa, for
when the conflict is closed, and the history of how the
soldiers of Britain and her allies have fought and died for
victory and for the peace of the world, is compiled, there
will be no body of men more deserving of a place on the
Honour Roll than those comprising the battalions sent by
Canada to battle for the motherland, and prominent among
them all will be members of this ancient and honourable
society, for, when the bugles of Britain sounded their
clarion blast, over 23 months ago, all parts of the empire
caught up the call and passed it on, till it echoed and re-
echoed from London to Quebec, to Vancouver, to Natal,
to Sydney and to Wellington.
The justice of the cause was instantaneously recognized
in every quarter of the King's dominions, and nowhere
more quickly than in Canada. The men of the British
Empire came, as there was never a doubt they would.
South Africa and New Zealand, Australia and Canada,
responded as men of our breed must ever answer.
"For the lion had left a whelp.
Wherever his claw was set."
Today Canada stands before the world as a young and
vigorous daughter in the Imperial family, and has sent, for
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the cause of civilization and liberty, a larger army, a greater
distance, than any in the world's history. They may well
say :
"I have proven my faith in the heritage
By more than the word of the mouth."
Canadians have proved themselves not unworthy of
their sires, in lands made historic by loyalty to King and
martyrdom to cause.
We understand now, as never before, the real meaning
of war, and have realized to their fullest extent the obli-
gations of Canadian citizenship, in a war where the destinies
of humanity are at stake. If, out of a population of
8,000,000, we reach the 500,000 mark, as we probably shall.
it will be a record unparalleled in the annals of the world.
With heartfelt thankfulness we can truly say that this
war has demonstrated, with outstanding clearness, that the
world is just as ready as it ever was — and no part of it
readier than the British Empire — to understand and to
respond to moral issues. We believe in the sanctity of
treaties; that the weak have rights and the strong have
duties; and that freedom for its own sake is as well worth
fighting for today as ever it was in all the past, and we are
looking forward to a world in which these great and vener-
able, though plain and simple, truths, will be recognized
and safe -guarded forever against recrudescence to the era of
blood and iron.
The reference by the Most Worshipful the Grand Mas-
ter to the death of our Right Worshipful Bro. Lord Kit-
chener on iith June, is, we feel, particularly grateful to the
feelings of the brethren of Grand Lodge, and indeed to the
craft throughout the entire jurisdiction. We can but
humbly thank God for the gift our Empire had in him.
He was a silent man of magnificent achievement, and it is
remarkable that such a master faculty for silence should
have stirred a mighty empire more completely than has
ever been done by the most impassioned eloquence, and yet,
it was but typical, for the true spirit of the nation is emi-
nently a silent one.
The Commander-in-Chief is gone, but his work remains;
and the stock from which he sprung is virile yet.
"Sleep on, thou mighty dead'
A glorious tomb's been found thee;
The bright blue skies above thee spread.
The boundless waters round thee.
No vulgar foot treads here,
No hand profane shall move thee;
The gallant fleets shall proudly steer
And warriors shout above thee."
The work of all our heroes, on land and on sea, is, to
the men of today, an object lesson in devotion and duty.
38S GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
and the recollection and recital of their imperishable deeds
will inspire men yet unborn to go forth, if need be, t©
battle in the cause of righteousness and liberty, with the
sword of freedom, handed down from generation to genera-
tion throughout all ages.
"In glory do they sleep,
And endless sanctity."
All of which is
Fraternally submitted,
WM. DAVID Mcpherson
A. T. FREED.
It was moved by M. W. Bro. W. D. McPher
son, seconded by M. W. Bro. A. T. Freed, and
Resolved, That the report of the Special Committee on
the Grand Master's address be received and adopted.
PRESENTATION TO CANADIAN RED CROSS
SOCIETY.
R. W. Bro. Franklin Hanna, D.D.G.M., on
behalf of the Hamilton District No. 8, presented
to the Grand Master a cheque for 81359.49, being
a contribution from lodges in that district to the
Canadian Red Cross Society, and requested that
it be transmitted by him to the Society through
the proper channel. The M. W. the Grand Master
received the contribution with expressions of warm
appreciation and handed the cheque to R. W. Bro.
W. H. Wardrope, D.G.M., and President of the
Hamilton branch of the Society, who in suitable
terms requested R. W. Bro. Hanna to convey the
heartfelt thanks of the Society to the contributors
for their substantial generosity.
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.
Lt.-Col. and Bro. Cecil G. Williams. Chief
Recruiting Officer for Canada, was introduced by
R. W. Bro. Lt.-Col. W. N. Ponton and gave a
short and forceful address on the needs of the
Empire in carrying the present war in Europe to a
successful issue, and on the opportunity afforded to
all loyal brethren to render financial aid and to
offer personal service to the best of their ability and
power.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. LONDON, 1916 389
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
R. W. Bro. G. R. Lloyd, Chairman, on behalf
of the Scrutineers of the Ballot, presented the fol-
lowing report of the names of brethren elected to
the several offices and to the Board of General
Purposes; and the place of holding the next annual
communication.
M.W. Bro. Sydney A. Luke, Ottawa, Grand Master.
R.W. Bro. Wm. H. Wardrope, Hamilton, Deputy Grand
Master.
R.W. Bro. Wm. H. Line, I,ondon, Grand Senior W'arden.
R.W. Bro. Tames G. Cane, Toronto, Grand Junior Warden.
R.W. Bro. 'Rev. Wm. H. Selgrove, Gait, Grand Chaplain.
M.W. Bro. E. T. Malone, Toronto, Grand Treasurer.
R.W. Bro. R. L. Gunn, Hamilton, Grand Secretary.
R.W. Bro. Jos. W. Hickson, Toronto, Grand Registrar.
Bro. Chas. J. Halley, Belleville, Grand Tyler.
BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES.
V.W. Bro. J. F. Reid, Windsor.
R.W. Bro. Thos. Rowe, London.
R.W. Bro. F. W. Harcourt, Toronto.
R.W. Bro. A. J. Young, North Bav.
R.W. Bro. W. M. Logan, Hamilton.
NEXT PLACE OF MEETING.
The City of Belleville, Ontario, was chosen as
the next meeting place for the Annual Communica-
tion of Grand Lodge.
OFFICERS INSTALLED AND INVESTED.
M. W. Bro. E. T Malone, P.G.M., installed
and invested the newly elected Grand Senior
Warden and Grand Junior Warden, who were
proclaimed and saluted with the customary grand
honours.
The M. W. the Grand Master was pleased to
announce the following appointments on the Board
for the ensuing term of two years:
R.W. Bro. B. S. Sheldon, Berlin.
R.W. Bro. J. B. W^ay, Sault Ste. Marie.
R.W. Bro. Thomas Shanks, Ottawa.
R.W. Bro. J. McC. Potts. Stirling.
R.W. Bro. Georse H. Smith, Toronto.
390 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
APPOINTED OFFICERS.
The ]M. W. the Grand ^Master was pleased at a
subsequent date to announce the following appoint-
ments to office for the ensuing year:
V.W. Bro. \Vm. C. Crozier, Kingston, Grand Senior Deacon.
V.W. Bro. Wm. A. Rose, Fergus, Grand Junior Deacon.
V.W. Bro. Harvey H. Dempsey, Stratford, Grand Supt. of
Works.
\'.W. Bro. Geo. H. Coo, Fort William, Grand Dir. of Cere-
monies.
V.W. Bro. Alfred E. Raynes, TiUsonburg, Asst. G. Dir. of
Ceremonies.
V.W. Bro. Edward A. Mackenzie, Brockville, Asst. Grand
Secretary.
V.W. Bro. Wm. A. Robinson, Brantford, Grand Sword
Bearer.
V.W. Bro. Wm. J. A. Carnahan, Toronto, Grand Organist.
V.W. Bro. Rev. Louis W. Diehl. Paisley, Asst. Grand Or-
ganist.
V.W. Bro. Willard W. Fitzgerald, Wellington, Grand Pur-
suivant.
GRAND STEWARDS.
V.W. Bro. Victor Williamson, Windsor.
V.W. Bro. James B. Watson, Kincardine.
V.W. Bro. Charles Jackson, Nilestown.
\'.W. Bro. Matthew R. Richardson, Flesherton.
V.W. Bro. Wm. H. Biggar, Port Robinson.
\'.W. Bro. Frank G. Tremayne, Sutton.
\'.W. Bro. Thomas A. Lamon, Richmond Hill.
\'.W. Bro. John Conlev, Renfrew.
V.W. Bro. James B. Willis, North Bay.
V.W. Bro. Geo. A. Ryan, Riceville.
\'.W. Bro. Jos. W^hyte Rogers, Toronto.
V.W. Bro. Charles Sievers, Ottawa.
GRAND STANDARD BEARERS.
V.W. Bro. Wm. J. Fenton, Brampton.
V.W. Bro. Robert Anderson, Havelock.
It was moved by M. W. Bro. E. T. Alalone.
seconded by M. W. Bro. J. Ross Robertson, and
Resolved, That the thanks of Grand Lodge are due and
are hereby tendered to the brethren of London for the
excellent accommodation provided and kindly attentions
shown to the members during this annual communication.
It was moved by M. W. Bro. E. T. Malone,
seconded by M. W. Bro. A. T. Freed, and
Resolved, That the thanks of Grand Lodge are due and
are herebv tendered to the Committee on Credentials and
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the vScrutineers of the Ballot, for the valuable services rend
ered by them at this annual communication.
INSTRUCTION OF D. D. G. Ms.
The M. W. the Grand Master announced that
M. W. Bro. E. T. Malone would instruct the newly
installed District Deputy Grand Masters * in the
secret work and in the duties of their office gener-
ally.
The Grand Chaplain then invoked the blessing
of the Most High upon the members of Grand
Lodge during the coming recess. ^ J|
GRAND LODGE CLOSED.
The business of Grand Lodge being ended, it
was closed at four o'clock p. m.
/€6^^^
Grand Secretary.
392
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
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RETURNS OF LODGES AS AT JUNE 24, 1916,
Also Receipts From Lodges for the Year Ended
Lodges marked (a) hold their Installation of Officers on or near the Festival
Lodge
2i Niagara Niagara Thos. W. Bishop Ij. W. Brown
3 aAnct. St. John's Kingston C. S. Kirkpatrick A. W. Cathcart
o'aSussex Brockville !\V. A. Remmer Geo. K. Dewey
6i Barton Hamilton F. W McBeth jW. H. F. Whateley.,
7| Union Grimsby David Allen Jno. H. Foreman . .
gjaUnion Napanee :G. S. Reid 'w. J. Shannon
10, Norfolk Simcoe Isaac McNally R. E. Gunton
lllaMoira Belleville Aubrey L. Lott John Newton
14|aTrue Britons Perth Wellington Douglas F. V. Buffam
15j St. George's ISt. Catharines P. C. Miller A. N. Lindsay
16iaSt. Andrew's iToronto :W. J. Bolus ij. D. Keachie
17j St. John's " • - _ - - -
ISaPrince Edward
20'aSt. John's
2]a;aSt. John's
Cobourg J. H. Purdy Robt. Buck
Picton E. A. Pearce R. H. Hubbs
London Neil McGill Rich Booth
Vankleek Hill Jas. Westgate C. S. Otto
22jaKing Solomon's 'Toronto A.J. Prest . . Donald Mackay...
23 Richmond .'Richmond Hill A. J. Helmkay H. A. Nicholls
24 aSt. Francis Smith's Falls A. L. McGregor G. W. Fluker
25|aIomc Toronto Iw. B. MUliken R. A. Robinson .
26iaOntano Port Hope iFred. Thomas N. S. Choate
27|aStrict Observance Hamilton !jas. A. Henderson Wm. C. Morton...
28|aMt. Zion ;KemptviUe iGeo. S. Conley S. H. Guest
~ ■ B. C. H. Becker...
\V. M. Jermyn. .
J. S. Moorecraft.
W. D Patterson.
L. E. Doherty
S. E.M. Tavlor .
J. W. Sheppard....
Geo. Naylor
W. H. James
John J. Moore
29^aUnited Brighton O. L. Morrow'...
30,aComposite "ftliitby !E. M. DevereU
31lajerusalem Bowmanville Gus Bounsall...
32|aAmity Dunnville Geo. E. Parks..
33jaMaitland Goderich W. T. Millar
34|aThistle Amherstburg H. vS. Brush
35! St. John's Cayuga John Warner
371aKing Hiram Ingersoll R. B. Hutt
38iaTrent iTrenton W. J. Potts
39aMt. Zion Brooklin |A. E. Grass _,_..
40.aSt. John's Hamilton jF. H. Rutherford jjas. F. Mercer
41;aSt. George's Kingsville Allan R. Keele Geo. S. Goodeve
42|aSt. George's London John A. Nash lA. Ellis
43) Kmg Solomon's Woodstock J. M. Stevens R. L. Revell
44 aSt. Thomas St. Thomas J. W. O'Neil !F. W. Judd
45| Brant Brantford :A. E. Day :Geo. Whitwell....
46aWelhngton „ Chatham |W. H. Sexsmith ,Benj. Rothwell..
47|aGreat Western Windsor.
48|aMadoc Madoc
oOiaConsecon Consecon
52j Dalhousie Ottawa
o4iaVaughan Maple
ooiaMerrickville Merrickville....
56iaVictoria Samia
57 aHarmony Binbrook
oSlaDoric Ottawa
ei'aAcacia iHamilton
62|aSt. .-Vudrew's iCaledonia
63 aSt. John's Carleton Place
64]aKihvinning : London
65|aRehoboam JToronto iFred. G. Lee
Victor Williamson ijohn Frj-.
A. H. Watson I W. E. Connor
E. P. Cox JH. F. Lea
A. R. Tilley iH. W. Jackson
Wm. O. McDonald Wm. R. Rumble.
J. H. Webster jG. R. Putnam
John R. Simpson F. C. Watson
James Rose E. J. WTiitworth..
Wm. .\. Oliver lA. G. Greenfield.
A. H. Tallman !c. E. Kelly
W. J. Douglas John Thompson...
F. C. McDiarmid [.\. H. Edwards..
Whitfield Lancaster R. W. Glover
66| Durham
68iaSt. Tohns
691 Stirling
72! Alma
73!aSt. James
74JaSt. James..
751 St. John's.
76aOxford
Newcastle J. E. W. Philps
Ingersoll
Stirling
Gait
St. Marys..
S. Augusta
Toronto
Woodstock
H. R. Foster..
Roy O. Heath
Jas. Ritchie
Rich. Goodhand..
Hermon F. Corr..
A. .\. Daniel
Preston B. Kerr..
Geo. H. Mitchell ..
J. A. Butler, M D.
L. H. Thompson ...
G. W. Bailey
M. -A.. Secord
Thos. L. Sinclair....
F. L. Bissell
C. H. Beavis
J. W. Dutton
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AND LAST RETURNS RECEIVED
31st May, 1916, and Ledger Balances at That Date.
of St. John the Evangelist, all others on or near that of St. John the Baptist
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RETURNS OF LODGES AS AT JUNE 24, 1916,
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Lodge
Where held
W. Master
Wm. Young
John Xewton
R. F. Richardson...
H. B. Chant
A. W. Parish
John B. Mill
J. Gilchrist
John AI. Campbell.
W. T. Herrington...
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7~^aFaithfiil Brethren JLindsay PhiUp Morgan R. G. Corned....
llBEki^^.aMSpnKBalBSp) [Tillsonburg _.. R. J. Brookfield Hy. McQueen ....
79;aSirncoe [Bradford James Coombs Frank Kilkenny
SliaSt. John's iMt. Brydges John R Waters
82i St. John's iParis M. C. Hawley..
83 aBeaver Strathroy D. J. Donaldson
841 Clinton Clinton J. W. Trdeiven
SoiaRising Sun Athens W. J. Hamblin
861aWilson jToronto W. H. Black
87( Markham Union jMarkham O. M. Pease
88j St. George's Owen Sound K. C. McKay ..
QQiaManito CoUingwood Geo. Hunter
OliaColborne Colborne W.J. Cochrane G. M. Peebles..
92|aCataraqui Kingston T G. Bishop Robt. Hendry
93iaNorthern Light Kincardine R. W. Clements M. J. MacPherson
94iaSt. Mark's Port Stanley Geo. Williams Wm. Jackson
96iaCorinthian [Barrie Wm. A. Lewis Alfred Wilkes
97|aSharon Queensville Samuel Miller Jas. M. Milne
98| True Blue Bolton Geo. Lockwood Robt. Smith....
Tuscan Newmarket Theo. Bolton W. L. Bosworth. .
Valley jDundas Thos. Fitzgerald F. A. Latshaw
aCorinthian j Peterborough J. F. AUin F. H Dawson
aMaple Leaf St. Catharines A. M. Stobie H. J. Johnston
St. Johns JNorwich W. R. Murdel G. W. Poldon
aSt. Mark's JNiagara Falls Fred. Trelford C. J. Didemus
aBurford Burford E. A. Burgis Geo. Armstrong
St. Paul's Lambeth John Shore H. Poole.
99
100
101
103
104
105
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107
lOSj Blenheim iPrinceton W. P. Blackmore T. J. Rawlinson
lOn'aAlbion Harrowsmith B. H. Campbell J. T. McKim
UO'aCentral iPrescott Edward McXallv A. T. Adams
113'aWilson Waterford |C. T- Cunningham .. D. A. Hill
114|aHope Port Hope 'j. t. George Thos. H. Bell
llojalvy iBeamsville [H. F. Vidal W. D. Fairbrother
llOlaCassia tThedford lAsa Rumford H S. Clerke
118 Union iSchomberg IA. F. Kay R. W. Stewart
119;aMapIe Leaf iBath H. T. Laidley E. P. vShephard
120! Warren iFingal D. G. Scott Emerson Cascadden.
121|aDoric Brantford Cecil D. Chapin Jas. C. Spence
122iaRenfrew Renfrew |R. F. F'raser Hugh Macdonald
123|aBelleville JBelleville R. A. Backis D. Barragar
12.5jaComwall ICornwall I John Hunter John Ridley
12G|aGolden Rule Campbellford jWesley Stephens F. C. Bonnycastle
aSt. Lawrence Southampton
aLebanon Forest Exeter
aSt. Clair Milton
Richardson Stouffville jOscar Baker E. S. Barker
aPythagoras Meaford Wm. H. Brown F. H. Finley
127jaFranck iFrankford.,
128jaPembroke Pembroke.
129! Rising Sun Aurora..
131
133
135
136
137
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
145
147
148
149
151
153
154
155
156
157
J. B. Lowery S. Howell.
W. F. Garrow D. W. Blakely.
Wyatt Baldwin Fred. Baldwin..
John Macaulay F. Goodier
Jno. E. McGillicuddy R. X. Creech....
James Houston J. W; Crozier....
Lebanon OshawE
aMalahide Aylmer
aTudor Mitchell
aExcelsior Morrisburg
aFriendly Bros Iroquois
aTecumseh Stratford
aj. B. Hall '. Millbrook
aPrince of Wales Newburgh
Mississippi Almonte
aCivil Service Ottawa
aErie Port Dover
aGrand River Berlin
aBurns .Wyoming
alrving iLucan
aPeterborough Peterborough.
aYork 'Toronto
aSimpson .Newboro
W. E. Clark H. A. Saunders
J. H. Dalton J. R. Woods
S. A. Hewitt A.J. Blowes
A. H. Casselman B. A. Herring
Edward Strader S. W. Wood
Thos. J. Kyle F. S. Smith
Geo. S. Carveth Chas. Thomdyke...
W. W. Adams |Thos. J. Winter
E. W. OUver !w. S. Boyd
A. W. Grant iRobt. Telford
T. C. King 'F. C. Henderson...
j. E. Bilger Ij. F. Carmichael ..
Hugh Hunter A. D. Fisher
Walter L. Gibson !c. J. Murdy
J. M. Roszell |W. H. Walkey
Walter E. Hopkings 'Henry C Cooper
Jas. W. Simmons R. D. McComh
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AND LAST RETURNS RECEIVED— Continued.
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108 Fri. on or aft. F. M.
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114 1st Friday
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119|Monday before F. M.
120 Tue. on or bef. F. M.
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123
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128 1st Thursday
129; 1st Fridav
131|Tue. on or aft. F. M.
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137|Fri. nearest F. M.
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140|Wed. on or bef. F. M.
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RETURNS OF LODGES AS AT JUNE 24. 1916.
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158!a Alexandra
159'aGoodwood
16llaPercy
162| Forest
164'aStar in the East.,
ICoaBurlington
leelaWentworth
168|aMerritt
169 aMacnab
170'aBritannia
ITliaPrince of Wales ..
172; Ayr
174laWalsingham
1771 The Builders
178 aPtattsville
ISOaSpeed
181 aOriental
184|a01d Light
18o|aEnniskillen.
186
190
192
193
194
195
196
197
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iaOrillia
MaScotland
aPetrolia
laTuscan
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■jaSaugeen
2001 St. Alban's
201]aLeeds
203| Irvine
205j New Dominion
207iaLancaster
209| Evergreen
209aiaSt. Johns
215! Lake
216'aHarris
217jaFrederick
218|aStevenson
219'aCredit
220 Zeredatha
221 aMountain
222[aMarmora
223 aXomood
224| Zurich
225 aBemard
22S|aPrince Arthur
229|aIonic
230j Kerr
231 Lodge of FideUty..
232IaCameron
233( Doric
234'aBeaver
235! Aldworth
236'aManitoba
237 Vienna
238i Havelock
239. Tweed
242 aMacoy
243 aSt. George
245 aTecumseh
247 aAshlar
249 aCaledonian
250' Thistle
253;aMinden
254| Clifton
255 Sydenham
Oil Springs
iRichmond
Warkworth
iWroxeter
{Wellington
1 Burlington
!Stonev Creek....
Welland
Port Colbome...
Seaforth
Lawrence Sta....
Ayr
Port Rowan
Ottawa
Plattsville
Guelph
Port Burwell
. Lucknow
■York
Riceville
Belmont
.'OriUia
, Scotland
. Petrolia
. London
. Arnprior
, Walkerton
. Mt. Forest
. Gananoque
. Elora
. New Hamburg..
. Lancaster
. Lanark
London
. Ameliasburg
. OrangeviUe
. Delhi
. Toronto
. Georgetown ....
. Uxbridge
. Thorold
, Marmora
Norwood
. Hensall
. Listowel
. Odessa
. Brampton
. Barrie..
. Ottawa..
. Dutton..
. Parkhill..
. Clarksburg.
. Paisley.
. Cookstown.
. Vienna..
. Watford..
. Tweed ,
. Mallorj-town...
. St. George ,
. Thamesville
. Toronto
. Midland
- Embro
.Kingston
Niagara Falls.,
.Dresden
E. H. Zavitz John W. Sauvey
S, B. Gordon S. W. Bradley
Geo, Carlaw 'A, M. Smale
Wm. Haves Gavin Davidson
Morris Huff L. G, Dorland
S, M, Sinclair IJas, S. .\llen
Bath Piott IR. H. Dewar
W. H, Brittin IH. E. Dawdy
S. R. Preston ID, Burt
H. H, Ross JL. C, Jackson
J, D, Galbraith Otto Ross
Chas, E. Merilees A. Falconer
C, S. Buck J. E, Biddle
J. A. Kendall H. H. Cairns
J, B. English W. R. Henderson,.,
Thos, E. Cotton W. G, Stephenson,,.
Chas, Sampson |w, C, Loucks
Fred, T, Armstrong W. A. Wilson
Fred. Renshaw A. Renshaw ,,,,,
Rev, H. H, Hillis G. A. Ryan
lohn .\, Moore John F. Turner
A, H, Waite G, A. Cole
H, M, McMuUen J. A. Messecar
R, W, Parker Thos. Bicknell
Rev. C, C, Waller J. E, Magee
Jas, McPherson Henry Newham
Peter Bremner R, H. McKay
Robt, Galbraith John E, Robertson
Thos, Adair A, B. Munroe
Chas, A, Burt Thos, Godfrey
Robt, Puddicombe W, H. Girvin
G, A. Watson W, N. McGillis
Andrew Doyle C, M. Forbes
Albert J, Smith ,, J, E, Keenleyside,.,
Roy Parliament Jas, E, Glenn
Geo, H, McLean A. E. Annis
.\rthur Gerhard T. E. Morgan
R, W, Hamilton H. C, H, Cornell
G. C, LawTence Geo, Ford
H. P. Cooke |V. M. Hare
W. T. Mable H, C, Mawdesley „,
H, W, Sabines W, C, Inkster
K, G, Thompson W. J, Trenouth
A. W, E, Hemphill Jas. W. Bonthron,,.
E, T. Greensides Ij. H, Blackmore
Wm, Forsyth iRobt, Bennett
L, R. Hainan J, G, Roberts
T, D, Redfem W, N, Duff
Robt, Shaw C. B. Patten
D. J. Galbraith A, A, Morrison
Crawford McPherson, Dr. Geo, A. Fraser..
.\. H. Smith Wm, Reekie
John A. Logie |D. Forrester..
J. J. D. Banting,,
S. S, Clutten
Geo, N, Howden
F. E, Brown
S. M, Mallory
S, J. Patten
Wm, S, Montgomery.,
Henry B. Wood
Robt. Rodger
Wilson Montgomery...
W. M. Campbell
Wm, S. Bvers
M. S. Blackburn
W. G. Mackay
Benj. Brian
W. L. Millar
W. W. Garrett
F. H. Mallorj-
A. F Kitchen
Robt. Pye
W. H. Best
W. H. Thornton
Columbus Ross,.,,
T. D. Minnes
.Samuel Warren....
W. T. Jeffs
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AND LAST RETURNS RECEIVED— Continued.
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169!Tue. on or bef. F. M.
170 list Monday
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1721 2nd Monday
174 Thur. on or bef. F. M.
177 1 2nd Friday
178 Fri. on or bef. F. M.
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190'Fri. on or bef. F. M.
192 i 1st Friday
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194 i2nd Wednesday
1951 1st Monday
196 1 2nd Monday
197i2nd Tuesday
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203 1.3rd Friday
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207ITue. on or bef. F. M.
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209a i 1st Friday
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216|Tue. on or bef. F. M.
217!Mon. on or before F.M.
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219|Fri. on or bef. F. M.
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221|Wed. on or bef. F. M.
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223 Mon. on or bef. F. M.
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229|3rd Tuesday
230 3rd Friday
231 i3rd Tuesday
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398
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RETURNS OF LODGES AS AT JUNE 24. 1916.
Where held
\ aFarran's Point
aGalt
Guelph
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260|aWashington.
26l|aOak Branch
262^aHarriston jHarriston
263!aForest iForest
264 aChaudiere.
Aultsville Chas. B. Rombough.
Gait C. E. Raup
Guelph IChas. Penfold
Springfield..
Petrolia.
Innerkip.
T. M. Moore
Hugh McNaughton..
Norman Gould
F. G. Blacker
J. J. Proutt
Ottawa IJ- A. Reid
265! Patterson jThornhill W. C. Gohn
266!aXorthern Light iStayner J. A. Campbell
267i Parthenon jChatham D. W. McDonald
26S aVerulam JBobcaygeon T. J. Ingram
269 aBrougham Union Claremont D. M. Morgan
270'aCedar lOshawa Thos. Hawkes
271 Wellington lErin iWm. Robertson...
•^72l Sevmour Ancaster IW. .S. Misner
W. J. Campbell
Jas. B. Chalmers
Jos. C. Johnston ..
Asa W. Dav
Wm. W. Hurley ....
H. W. Ackerman..
A. H. McDonald .
Wm. Caesar
W. H. Gurney
A. V. Bliss
Secretary
R. H. Hanes
Robt. Clark
Jas. Ryder
M. M. Black
L. Collier
R. Q. Irving
E. W. Lambert
P. W. Campbell....
Thos. Saunders
J. A. Thompson....
J. W. Bethune
r. G. Martin
k. L. Wilson
Thos. Gregg
M. L. Argall
J. M. Abbott
John Pickard
John Crookshank
M. H. Gillies
T .O. Johnston
Edgar Garland . .
C. B. McLean
W. J. Diamond
J. Wright
Jas. A. Wright
J. A. Morton
Geo. G. Mihie
M. G. Barclay P. L. Graham..
R. A. Logan.
Geo. Weatherston
Herbert Jack
Jas. E. Nesbitt
2741aKent Blenheim
276iaTees\vater Teeswater
277iaSeymour Port Dalhousie
279;aXew Hope Hespeler
282' Lome Glencoe
283iaEureka BelleviUe
284! St. John's Brussels
285 Seven Star JAlliston
286! Wingham Wingham
287'aShuniah I Port Arthur
289'aDoric Lobo
290'aLeamington Leamington
291'aDufTerin W. Flamboro' .
292jaRobertson King
294'aMoore Courtright
295iaConestogo 'Drayton Geo. F. Clark
296laTemple iSt. Catharines I John Madill
297| Preston Preston ]H. L. Clare
2991 Victoria ICentreville H. A. Carscallen
300iaMt. Olivet [Thomdale H. B. Mossip
302] St. David's ^St. Thomas' Andrew A. Ingram
303laBl5-th Bl>-th 'J. A. McTaggart ..
304]aMinerva Stroud |Wm. Latimer
305 Humber Weston VV. J. Gar -'house ...
306! Durham Durham B. H. Willis
307!aArkona Arkona iFred. C. Eastm n.
309 aMoming Star Carlow Geo. F. Yungblut .
311'aBlackwood Woodbridge iHy. W Ellis
312'aPnyx Wallaceburg E. E. Cousins
313iaClementi Lakefield 'B. MarUng
314!aBlair Palmerston Walter White
315! Clifford Clifford Henry vStroh Wm. Graef..
SielaDoric Toronto Harry E. Reid H. J. Ragen
L. J. Wright.,
Alfred Jones
Arch. McCallum..
Wm. Brown
Calvert Scarr
C. A. Brown
D. M. Johnston .
A. M. Bell
W. G. Lee
H. E. Stevenson.
J. M. Hamilton...
Jas. Black
S. J. Totten
John Morrison....
A. M. Thoman
Bert C. Weir
H. X. Smith
D. F. Johnson
A. E. Kennedy
H. B. Coleman
318; Wilmot..
319
320
321
322
323
324
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aChesterviUe..
aWalker
aNorth Star..
aAlvinston
aTemple
3251 Orono..
326
327
328
329
330
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332
333
334
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Hammond Wardsville.
Ionic Napier
aKing Solomon Jarvis,
aCorinthian London
Fordwich Fordwich...
Stratford Stratford...
Prince Arthur Flesherton
aPrince Arthur Arthur
Baden Jas. R. Livingston jWalter Waugh
Hagersville W. C. VanLoon Maurice Winger ...
Chesterville Thos. Houlehan Geo. Elliott
R. M. McDonald..
A. A. Parks
Jas. Holme
Hanlon Robinson
Wm. Armstrong ...
J. H. Macabe
Acton iThos. H. Cook.
Owen Sound |E. J. Creeper
Alvinston H. C. Pray
Hamilton R. H. Foster
Orono Samuel Cuttell ...
Fred. Woodland..
Wm. Connelly H. A. Wilson.
C. W. Sawers W. L ToohiU
Chas. G. Ivey Jas. Noble
Jas. A. Elgie H. C. Simpson
Chas. Harris A. C. Hutchison
E. A. Robertson J. A. Rodgers
Thos. Henry F. H. W. Hickling..
Peter Grieg E. W. Brocklebank.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 191(>
AND LAST RETURNS RECEIVED— Continued.
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400
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
RETURNS OF LODGES AS AT JUNE 24, 1916.
Lodge
Where held
W. Master
•
Secretary
336
aHighgate ;
Highgate
Tas. A. Taylor '
Solomon Gosnell
337)aMyrtle Port Robinson iThos. A. Reaveley..
3381 Dufferin iWeUandport IJ. E. Simpson.,
339|aOrient Toronto [A. S. Weiss
3-H'aBruce
343' Georgina.,
3441 Merrill
345j Xilestown Nilestown.
346laOccident Toronto..
3471aMercer Fergus..
348|aGeorgian Penetanguishene.,
352iaGranite Parry Sound..
354 1 Brock jCannington..
Tiverton !john A. McKinnon.
Toronto ij. W. Houston
Dorchester J. A. Morris
356 aRiver Park Streetsville.
357| Waterdown
3581aDelaware Valley..
359JaVittoria
360 aMuskoka
36llaWaverley
362iaMaple Leaf
364laDufferin
367laSt. George
368laSalem
369
370
371
372
373
Russell Lee..
Thos. J. Bennett...
Alex. W. Muir
John H. McGuire.
J. L. Moore
G. B. Henderson...
W. C. HubeU
Walter M. Lyons..
L. Stilson
Frank E. Butler..
aMimico
Harmony
aPrince of Wales
aPalmer
aCopestone
374|aKeene
375iaLorne
3 61 Unity
377iaLorne
378 aKing Solomon's 'London
379!aMiddlesex Ifiryanston
3801aUnion iLondon
MiUgrove
Delaware
Vittoria
Bracebridge Peter P. Campbell .
Guelph 'Jas. D. McArthur..
Tara 'R. J. Shannon
Melbourne iW. C. Stephens
Toronto jW. A. Shone
Brockville Jas. F. McGuire
Lambton Mills Robt. R. Marshall..
Delta
Ottawa
Bridgeburg
Welland
Keene
Omemee
Hilliard Howard.,
W. B. Snow .
Wm. C. Gart.
F. E. Watt
R. A. Nelson A. D. Anderson
A. Laidlev.
Huntsville 'E. H. Flaxman
Shelbume.,
382
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aHenderson Winchester.,
aAlphza [Toronto
aSpry ;Beeton..
aMcCoU
aLansdowne
388laHenderson
389 aCrystal Fountain,
390|aFlorence Florence,
391laHoward Ridgetown
Edgar Patterson
F. N. Ware
Jas. A. McFalls
D. J. Patterson
H. A. Robertson...,
J. D. Stewart
R. S. Muir
iB. C. Henchan
West Lome |W. H. Bole
Lansdowne John H. Donevan.
Ilderton ., ;C. F. Leckv
N. Augusta IR. R. Ralph
Jas. Mclntyre
R. W. Clark
392 aHuron Camlachie ...
393 Forest Chesley
394 aKing Solomon's Thamesford..
395 Parvaim Comber
396aCedar jWiarton
397iaLeopold jBridgen
398 Victoria 'Kirkfield.
399
400
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402
403
404
405
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aOakville jOakville
aCraig jDeseronto
Central Essex
aWindsor Windsor
aLome Tamworth
Mattawa Mattawa
4061aSprj- Fenelon Falls
4081aMu'rray 'Beaverton
409!aGolden Rule Gravenhiust
410:aZeta iToronto
41l|aRodney Rodney
412|aKeystone Sault Ste. Marie..
413aNaphtali Tilbury
4141 Pequonga Kenora
Wm. Grisdale
W. J. Steward
H. W. Pearson...
D. A. McLaren...
Geo. Thompson...
J. W. Young
Chas. Jackson
C. C. Wightman..
P. Perry
R. D. Keefe
J. H. Knifton
Jos. A. Kift
J. W. Clarke
P. D. Shorey
Alex. Colvin
John Pow
F. P. Wame
Jos. A. Hewitt
A. H. Monkman.
E. G. McKenzie .
R. C. GaUaher
E. A. Geiger
W. A. Beecroft ...
J. W. Russell
E. G.Shane
John A. North
Thos. Main..
J. H. Cottingham.
Oscar Weiler
Jno. R. Berwick
Wm. Nicholls
Alex. Grant
Jos. Ward
C. V. Emory
B. F. Smith
E. J. Voss
W. T. Stewart
C. W. Grandy
W. G. MitcheU
J. R. Robson
J. B. Love
Jas. Beatty
J. A. Crawford
A. Trusler
Wm. Benedict
W. W. Day.. .,
J. W. Brown
S. E. Foster
Robt. W. Brown...
D. J. McLauchlin.
W. W. McLeod
H. X. ColHer
S J. Cameron
John Poland iDuncan Warren..
Frank McGirr R. A. E. Oliphant..
Duncan McVicar B. R. Barr
Leroy Sargant J. A. W. Robinson.,
S. A. Putnam iRobt. Large
S. B. Green 'I. Middleton
F. H. Daniel A. N. Pettit
Wm. B. Richardson John A. Brown
J. E. Eraser J. A. Floyd
R. N. MitcheU H. J. Townley
Frank Rilance W. C.Latimer
M. A. Kohn jj. C. Davidson
Jos. Pease „ E. A. Faulds
J. O. Shaw |j. B. Stinson
W. J. Elgie ;E. I. Scott
W. W. Jackson iW. A. Johnson
J. R. Dawd L. D. McCallum....
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1016
AND LAST RETURNS RECEIVED— Continued.
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1915
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4th Monday
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2nd Monday
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2
11
12
32
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4H2
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
RETURNS OF LODGES AS AT JUNE 24. 1916,
Lodge
Secretarv
41.5
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
428
429
430
431
432
433
434
435
436
437
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Lyn Lyn
aKeewatin Keewatin
aMaxville Maxville
aBismark Sarnia
Nipissing North Bay
aScott Grand Valley.
Star of the East Bothwell
aStrong Sundridge
aDoric Pickering
aSt. Clair Sombra
aStanley Toronto
aNickel Sudbury
Fidelity Port Perry
aPort Elgin Port Elgin
a Acacia Toronto
Moravian, ICargill
Hanover I Hanover
aBonnechere Eganville
Emsdale
Havelock..
Hepworth
Sarnia iA. G. Wheeler
Toronto !F. R. Beattv .»
Alexandria jH. L. Cheney.
Minden
Westport
Thessalon
Algonquin
aHavelock...
aBurns
aTuscan
aHarmony..
aAlexandria
Arcadia
aWestport...
aDyment
aPowassan Powassan
aNitetis Creemore
aLake of the Woods... IKenora
aGranite [Fort Frances....
Sturgeon Falls Sturgeon Falls
aXenophon Wheatley
aDundalk Dundalk
aHawkesbury Hawkesbury
aSomerville ^
aAvonmore.
Royal
Corona
Doric
Elma
aCentury
aWales
aCobden
aRideau
alonic JRainy River
Temiscaming New Liskeard
aNorth Entrance .'Haliburton
King Edward [Sunderland
aCarleton Carp
aCoronation Elmvale
aTottenham Tottenham Ic. L. M. McCabe..
Peel Caledon East H. A. Spratt
aAlgoma Sault Ste Marie W. L. Hogarth
aVictoria Victoria Harbor Albert E. Tones
aKing Edward VII Chippawa 'w. J. Montgomery
T. J. Stenhouse C. E. Coombes
F. H. Bolte J. C. McCrady
A. G. Schooley A. J. Holmes
Angus Christie H. Tracey
P. H. Combe 'W. J. Alcock
H. G. Thorpe Jas. Duncan
W. A. Wansborough W. L. Craig
John H. Johnston J. J. Vincent
R. .A. McComb Arthur Church
F. I,. Bateman ;A. F. Percy
F. R. Stover ij. W. Bumham
Geo. M. Jones Wm. Harris
Wm. McDonald Jos. Fowler
W. H. Lelsher j. W. Crozier
las. B. Cotterill J. W. Dougherty...
R. H. Reynolds W. H. Reaman
Robt. Fowlie Wm. J. Loughleen..
B. Scarboro' Geo. A. Rozel
Henry Weber R. G. Boland
W. G. Gerhart 'Jas. H. Metcalfe....
Robt. A. Buchanan 'Harrison Wing
V. W. Tones W. P. Brooks
W. J. Barrie
W. T. Martin
Rev. Donald Stewart.
C. S. Brownlee
W. M. Ewart
W. A. Bridge
D. C. Bingham
Robt. T. Hughes
W. D. Bresel
J. A. Town
Robt. Ferguson..
J. L. Marshall [W. A. Sawtell
D. G. Rov F. V. Witts
J. W. Walker !F. H. Warner
^. C. Boland W. C. Parliament....
R. W. Leader M. H. Chamberlain
Alex. MacMurchy A. E. Colgan
E. B. Slack A. G. Mcintosh
Kinmount :Wm. McClung C. W. Wellstood
Avonmore Arthur McKeracher S. Shaver
Fort William C. E. Watkins F. C. Perry
Burk's Falls
Little Current..
Monkton ,
Merlin
Wales ,
Cobden
Seeley's Bay....
A. J. Collins J. W. Harris
C. M. Henning J. B. Wallace
F. W. Armstrong A. Chalmers
Milton W. Shaw iJohn Wands
Oscar Eaman Geo. D. Colquhoun.
Frank R. Taylor :Walter Stitt
B. H. Brown iC. C. Gilbert
Dugald McBane )D. K. McGregor
W. R. Curry
J. H. Brown
A. W. St. John
Oscar M. Groves
Chas. Eraser
aCiore Bay Gore Bay
aThe Beaches Toronto
aVictoria Toronto
aDundurn Hamilton
laCorinthian North Gower
aHarding Woodville
aMilverton Milverton
aRussell Russell
a Williamsburg .Williamsburg,
aCorinthian [Toronto
W. F. McRae..
W. T. Brandham...
W. J. Wadsworth..
R. W. Small
A. J. Craig
A. Gallowav
Geo. A. Bai-th
Andrew Eraser
E. J. Barkley
D. W. Jones
E. Monaghan .
H. H. Clark
R. A. Purvis
Geo. A. Moore
W. D. Cotton
F. W. Abbott
J W. Phillips
H. F. GoodfeUow...
T. B. Underdown...
G. J. Moyer
C. C. Piatt
S. J. Manchester....
G. H. Cooper
G. H. Lanigan
J. H. Cryderman....
A. E. Staback
W. J. Zoeger
S. D. Hill
J. A. Barkley
Bamber Hannigan .
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916
\ND LAST RETURNS RECEIVED— Continued.
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RETURNS OF LODGES AS AT JUNE 24. 1916,
Where held
Wm. X. Simmons I. A. Eby
T. S. Hill C. C Powers
A. M- Taylor J. M. Adams.
W. T. Attig Ceo. Barber ..
A. D. Campbell R. D. Devlin .
4S2|aBancroft Bancroft
483:aGranton jGranton
484' Clolden Star Dryden
485 aHailey bury Haileybury.
480,aSilver Cobalt
4871aPenewobikong Blind River IG. J. McArthur F. V. W Brathwaite
4881aKing Edward iHarrow IT. B. Adams G. E Johnston
489!aOsiris Smiths Falls iF. O. Whitcomb H. A. Ross
490|aHiram JMarkdale |C. R. King J. G. McDuff
491 aCardinal |Cardinal , Willis Fletcher Wm. Clark
492|aKarnak Coldwater ;G. W. Scott R. A. Brown
493|aSt Mar>-s St. Marys |E. E. Brown T. L. Sinclair
494iaRiverdale |Toronto Jas. .\. Spring J. W. Malcolm
495;aElectric jHamilton :Ray Livingston W. F. Montague....
496'aUniversity iToronto |A. A. Kinghom P. W. Rogers
497iaSt .\ndrew's |Arden iHarvey Loyst F. L. Wormworth
49S.aKing George V iCoboconk iChas. M. Callan F C. Fielding
499!aPort Arthur jPort Arthur R. Routley A. Rome
oOOJaRose iWindsor JGeo. E. Rason M. P. McMaster....
501 jaConnaught Mimico 'L. J. West E. J. Hutchins
o02i Coronation Smithville E. D. .\rmstrong F. F. Hays
503ialnwood Inwood Wm. R. Dawson S. S. Courtwright..
504iaOtter Lombardy jWm. J. McSpadden Clark NichoUs
505iaLynden iLynden Milton Roung jGilbert Filshie
506 1 a Porcupine jPorcupine iRobt. Sims... Ij. T. Price
o07!aEIk Lake Elk Lake :R. C. .A.rgue John W. Rodie.
508!aOzias _ - . _ - -
5091 Twin City
510iaParkdale
511 1 Connaught
512! Malone
51.3'aCorinthian
514|aSt. Albans
.515jaReba
516 aEnterprise
517aHazeldean
5181 Sioux Lookout...
Brantford C. M. Sheppard F. W. Benedict
Berlin W. E. Finnegan Geo. DeKleinhans..
Toronto H. J. Brown F. G. Law
W. Fort William ]R. A. McManus J. D. McCuaig
Sutton West .A.. B. Greenwood O. J. Silver
Hamilton Geo. H. Britton J. R. Croft
Toronto Wm. S. Milne J. L. Davidson
Brantford Thos. J. Kirby D. E. Russell
Beachburg John E. Cameron P. C. Creeggan
Hazeldean T. W. Boyes B. G. Grant
Sioux Lookout A. W. Posnett J. E. Cole
519 aOnondaga Onondaga John Douglas R. J. Cranston
520|aCoronati iToronto Jas. .\. Burrv H. J. Lamont
521|aOntario IWindsor .\lex. Moir ' J. R Thompson
5221 Mt. Sinai |Toronto ,A. Brookstone C. E. Garrard
523!aRoyal .-Arthur Peterborough H. R. H. Kenner W. H. Walkey
524 Mississauga IPort Credit Rev. Henrv Earle W. G. Price
525|aTemple Toronto ■. F. G. I. W'hetter G. G. Elliott
5261 Ionic Westboro' ;Thos. .Saunders A. H. HoUoway
.5271 Espanola Espanola Le Baron Dibblee Joseph Plaunt
.528| Golden Beaver Timmins Chas. G. Williams H. H. Moore
529iaMyra Komoka iDaniel Campbell Peter Barber
5301 Cochrane Cochrane W. S. Carter J. G. Yates.
531 High Park iToronto ...
532i Canada [Toronto ...
5331 Shamrock iToronto .
UD Englehart Englehart
. UD Phoenix
Geo. Hermiston R. B. Magill
Jos. E. Baker G. W. Sanderson.
H. C. Scully , C. Donovan
Jas. Patterson C. H. Ham.
Fonthill B. .\. Pattison S. B. Brush.
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406 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
LIST OF LODGES— BY DISTRICTS.
ERIE DISTRICT No. 1 (16 Lodges.)
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. Wm. J. Douglas. Windsor.
N'o. 31 — Thistle .-.Amherstburg No. 402 — Central Essex
No. 41 — St. George's Kingsville No. 403 — Windsor Windsor
No. 40 — Wellington Chatham No. 413 — Naphtali Tilbury
No. 47 — Great Western Windsor No. 448 — Xenophon Wheatley
No. 267 — Parthenon Chatham No. 457 — Century Merlin
No. 274 — Kent Blenheim No. 488 — King Edward Harrow
No. 290— Leamington Leamington No. 500 — -Rose Windsor
No. 395 — Parvaim Comber No. 521 — Ontario Windsor
ERIE DISTRICT No. la (18 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. F. W. Judd, St. Thomas.
No. 44— St. Thomas St Thomas No. 302— St. David's St. Thomas
No. 94 — St. Mark's Port Stanley No. 327 — Hammond Wardsville
No. 120— Warren Fingal No. 336 — Highgate Highgate
No. 140 — Malahide Aylmer No. 364— Dufferin Melbourne
No. 171 — Prince of Wales, Lawrence St. No. 386— McColl West Lorne
No. 232— Cameron Dutton No. 390 — Florence Florence
No. 245 — Tecumseh Thamesville No. 391 — Howard Ridgetown
No. 255 — Sydenham Dresden No. 411— Rodney Rodney
No. 282 — Lorne Glencoe No. 422 — Star of the East....Bothwell
ST. CLAIR DISTRICT No. 2 (20 Lodges.)
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. Wesley Carter, Sarnia.
No. 56 — Victoria Sarnia No. 294 — Moore Courtright
No. 81 — St. John's Mt. Brydges No. 312 — Pnyx Wallaceburg
No. 83 — Beaver Strathroy No. 323 — Alvinston Alvinston
No. 116 — Cassia Thedford No. 328 — Ionic Napier
No. 153 — Bums Wyoming No. 392 — Huron Camlachie
No. 158 — Alexandra Oil Springs No. 397 — Leopold Bridgen
No. 194 — Petrolia Petrolia No. 419 — Bismarck Sarnia
No. 238— Havelock Watford No. 425— St. Clair Sombra
No. 260 — Washington Petrolia No. 437 — Tuscan Sarnia
No. 263 — Forest Forest No. 503 — Inwood Inwood
LONDON DISTRICT NO. 3 (20 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. C. H. Ziegler. London.
No. 20 — St. John's London No. 344 — Merrill Dorchester Sta
No. 42 — St. George's London No. 345 — Nilestown Nilestown
No. 64 — Kilwinning London No. 358 — Delaware Valley ...Delaware
No. 107 — St. Paul's Lambeth No. 378 — King Solomon's London
No. 190 — Belmont Belmont No. 379 — Middlesex Bryanston
No. 195 — Tuscan London No. 380 — Union I^ndon
No. 209a-St. John's London No. 388 — Henderson Ilderton
No. 289 — Doric Lobo No. 394 — King Solomon. ...Thamesford
No. 300 — Mount Olivet Thorndale No. 399 — Moffatt Harrietsville
No. 330 — Corinthian London No. 529 — Myra Komoka
SOUTH HURON DISTRICT NO. 4 (18 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. P. T. Coupland. St. Marys.
No. 33 — Maitland Goderich No. 233 — Doric ■. Parkhill
No. 73— St. James St. Marys No. .303— Blyth Blyth
No. 84 — Clinton Clinton No. 307 — Arkona Arkona
No. 133 — Lebanon Forest Exeter No. 309 — Morning Star Carlow
No. 141— Tudor Mitchell No. 332— Stratford Stratford
No. 144 — Tecumseh Stratford No. 456 — Elma Monkton
No. 154 — Irving Lucan No. 478 — Milverton Milverton
No. 170 — Britannia Seaforth No. 483 — Granton Granton
No. 224 — Zurich Hensall No. 493— St. Marys St. Mar>-s
ANNUAL COMiMUNICATION. LONDON, 1916 407
NORTH HURON DISTRICT No 5 (10 Lodges).
D D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. John Watson. Listowel.
No. 9.'^ — Northern Light ..Kincardine
No. 162 — Forest Wroxeter
No. 184— Old Light Lucknow
No. 225 — Bernard Listowel
No. 276 — Teeswater Teeswater
No. 284— St. John's Brussels
No. 286 — Wingham Wingham
No. 314 — Blair Palmerston
No. 331 — Fordwich Fordwich
No. 341— Bruce Tiverton
WILSON DISTRICT No. 6 (18 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. Harry P. Stoneman. IngersolL
No. 10 — Norfolk Simcoe
No. 37 — King Hiram Ingersoll
No. 43 — King Solomon's Woodstock
No. 68 — St. John's Ingersoll
No. 76 — Oxford Woodstock
No. 78 — King Hiram Tillsonburg
No. 104 — St. John's Norwich
No. 108 — Blenheim Princeton
No. 149— Erie Port Dover
No. 174 — Walsingham Port Rowan
No. 178 — Plattsville Plattsville
No. 181 — Oriental Port Burwell
No. 217 — Frederick Delhi
No. 237 — Vienna Vienna
No. 250— Thistle Embro
No. 259 — Springfield Springfield
No. 261 — Oak Branch Innerkip
No. 359 — Vittoria Vittoria
WELLINGTON DISTRICT No. 7 (17 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. E. Flalh, Dravton.
No. 72 — Alma Gait
No. 151 — Grand River BerUn
No. 172 — .\yr Ayr
No. 180— Speed Guelph
No. 203 — Irvine Elora
No. 20.5 — New Dom'ion.New Hamburg
No. 219 — Credit Georgetown
No. 257 — Gait Gait
No. 258 — Guelph Guelph
No. 279 — New Hope Hespeler
No. 295 — Connestogo Drayton
No. 297 — Preston Preston
No. 318 — Wilmot Baden
No. 321 — Walker Acton
No. 347 — Mercer Fergus
No. 361 — Waverley Guelph
No. 509 — Twin City Berhn
HAMILTON DISTRICT No. 8 (20 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. Geo. H. Lanigan, Hamilton.
No.
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-Strict Observance. Hamilton
-St. John's Hamilton
-Harmony Binbrook
-Acacia Hamilton
-St. Andrew's Caledonia
-Valley Dundas
-St. Clair Milton
-Burlington Burlington
-Wentworth Stoney Creek
No. 185 — Enniskillen York
No. 272 — Seymour Ancaster
No. 291— Dufferin W. Flamboro
No. 324 — Temple Hamilton
No. 357 — Waterdown Millgrove
No. .382— Doric Hamilton
No. 400 — OakviUe Oakville
No. 47.5— Dundurn Hamilton
No. 495— Electric Hamilton
No. 51.3 — Corinthian Hamilton
GEORGIAN DISTRICT No. 9 (18 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. Wm. J. Hill, Alliston.
No. 90 — Manito Collingwood
No. 96 — Corinthian Barrie
No. 137 — Pythagoras Meaford
No. 192 — Orillia Orillia
No. 230— Kerr Barrie
No. 234— Beaver Clarksburg
No. 236 — Manitoba Cookstown
No. 249 — Caledonian Midland
No. 266 — Northern Light Stayner
No. 285 — Seven Star Alliston
No. 304 — Minerva Stroud
No. 348 — Georgian ...Penetanguishene
No. 38.5— Spry Beeton
No. 444 — Nitetis Creemore
No. 466 — Coronation Elm vale
No. 467 — Tottenham Tottenham
No. 470 — Victoria ...Victoria Harbour
No. 492 — Karnak Coldwater
408
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
NIAGARA DISTRICT No. 10 (20 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. Chas. T. Farrell. Grimsby.
No. 2 — Niagara Niagara No. 2r,4-
No. 7 — Union Grimpby No. 277-
No. 15 — St. George's ..St. Catharines No. 296-
No. 32 — .\mity Dunnville No. 337-
No. 103 — Maple Leaf ...St. Catharines No. 338-
No. 105— St. Marks Niagara Falls No. 372-
No. 115 — Ivy Beamsville No. 373-
No. 168 — Merritt Welland No. 471-
No. 169 — Macnab Port Colbome No o02-
No. 221 — Mountain Thorold U. D. -
-Clifton Niagara Falls
-Seymour Port Dalhousie
-Temple St. Catharines
-Myrtle Port Robinson
-Dufferin Wellandport
-Palmer Bridgeburg
-Copestone Welland
-King Edward VII, Chippawa
-Coronation SmithviUe
-Phoenix Fonthill
TORONTO WEST DISTRICT No. 11 (21 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. John \V. LawTence, Toronto.
No. 98-
No. 229-
No. 305-
No. 311-
No. 346-
No. .356-
No. 367-
No. 369-
No. 384-
No. 410-
No. 426-
-True Blue Bolton No.
-Ionic Brampton No.
-Humber Weston No.
-Blackwood Woodbridge No.
-Occident Toronto No.
-River Park Streetsville No.
-St. George Toronto No.
-Mimico Larabton Mills No.
-Alpha Toronto No.
-Zeta Toronto No.
-Stanley Toronto
468 — Peel Caledon East
474 — Victoria Toronto
496 — University Toronto
501 — Connaught Mimico
510 — Parkdale Toronto
522 — Mount Sinai Toronto
524 — Mississauga Port Credit
525 — Temple Toronto
.531— High Park Toronto
533 — Shamrock Toronto
TORONTO EAST DISTRICT No. 11a (19 Lodges)
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. H. C. Tugwell. Toronto.
No. 16 — St. Andrew's Toronto No.
No. 25 — Ionic Toronto No.
No. 75 — St. John's Toronto No.
No. 87- — Markham Union ..Markham No.
No. 136 — Richardson StoufTville No.
No. 218 — Stevenson Toronto No.
No. 220 — Zeredatha Uxbridge No.
No. 269 — Brougham Union. .Claremont No.
No. 316 — -Doric Toronto No.
No. 3.39 — Orient Toronto
343 — Georgina Toronto
354 — Brock '. Cannington
424 — Doric Pickering
430 — Acacia Toronto
464 — King Edward Sunderland
473 — The Beaches Toronto
494 — Riverdale Toronto
520 — Coronati Toronto
532 — Canada Toronto
TORONTO CENTRE DISTRICT No. lib (19 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. John A. Rowland, Toronto.
No. 22 — King Solomon's Toronto No. 156-
No. 23— Richmond ...Richmond Hill No. 247-
No. 54 — Vaughan Maple No. 265-
No. 05 — Rehoboam Toronto No. 292-
No. 79— Simcoe Bradford No. 326-
No. 86 — Wilson Toronto No. 43S-
No. 97 — Sharon Queensville No. 481-
No. 99 — Tuscan Newmarket No. 512-
No. 118 — Union Schomberg No. 514-
No. 129 — Rising Sun .\urora
-York Toronto
-Ashlar Toronto
-Patterson Thornhill
-Robertson King
-Zetland Toronto
-Harmony Toronto
-Corinthian Toronto
-Malone Sutton West
-St. .'Mban's Toronto
ONTARIO DISTRICT No. 12 (17 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. Geo. M. Peebles, Colbome.
No. 17 — St. John's Cobourg
No. 26 — Ontario Port Hope
No. 30 — Composite Whitby
No. 31 — Jerusalem Bowmanville
No. 39 — Mount Zion Brooklin
No. 66 — Durham Newcastle
No. 91 — Colborne Colborne
No. 114 — Hope Port Hope
.\"o. 139 — Lebanon Oshawa
No. 145— J. B. Hall Millbrook
No. 161 — Percy Warkworth
No. 223 — Norwood Norwood
No. 270 — Cedar Oshawa
No. 325 — Orono Orono
No. 374 — Keene Keene
No. 428— Fidelity Port Perry
No. 435 — Havelock Havelock
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 191G 409
PRINCE EDWARD DISTRICT No. 13 (17 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. Hy. F. Ketcheson. Belleville.
No. 1 1 — Moira Belleville
No. 18 — Prince Edward Picton
No. 29 — United Brighton
No. 38— Trent Trenton
No. 48 — Madoc Madoc
No. 50 — Consecon Consecon
No. 69— Stirling Stirling
No. 123— Belleville Belleville
No. 120— Golden Rule ..Campbellford
No. 127— Franck Frankford
No. 1(>4 — Star in the East, Wellington
No. 215 — Lake Ameliasburg
No. 222 — Marmora Marmora
No. 239— Tweed Tweed
No. 283— Eureka Belleville
No. 401 — Craig Deseronto
No. 482 — Bancroft Bancroft
FRONTENAC DISTRICT No. 14 (l.-j Lodges).
I). D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. John H. Birkett, Kingston.
No. 3 — Ancient St. John's. Kingston
No. 9 — Union Napanee '
No. 92 — Cataraqui Kingston
No. 109 — Albion Harrowsmith
No. 119 — Maple Leaf Bath
No. 146 — Prince of Wales. ...Newburgh
No. 157- — Simpson Newboro
No. 201 — Leeds Gananoque
No. 228 — Prince Arthur Odessa
No. 253 — Minden Kingston
No. 299 — Victoria Centreville
No. 404 — -Lome Tamworth
No. 441 — Westport Westport
No. 460 — Rideau Seeley's Bay
No. 497 — St. Andrew's Arden
ST. LAWRENCE DISTRICT No. 15 (14 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. Wm. L. Taif. Smith's Falls.
No. 5 — Sussex Brockville
No. 14 — True Britons Perth
No. 24 — St. Francis Smiths Falls
No. 55 — Merrickville .. Merrickville
No. 74 — St. James ....South Augusta
No. 85 — Rising Sun Athens
Ko. 242 — Macoy Mallorytown
No. 368 — Salem Brockville
No. 370 — Harmony Delta
No. 387 — Lansdowne Lansdowne
No. 389— Crystal F'ntain, N. Augusta
No. 416 — Lyn Lyn
No. 489— Osiris Smith's Falls
No. 504 — Otter Lombardy
OTTAWA DISTRICT No. 16 (22 Lodges).
D. D. G. M— R. W. Bro. Chas. W. Jeffrey. Ottawa.
No. 52 — Dalhou.sie Ottawa No. 231-
No. .58 — Doric Ottawa- No. 264-
No. 63— St. John's ...Carleton Place No. 371-
No. 122 — Renfrew Renfrew No. 4.33-
No. 128 — Pembroke Pembroke No. 459-
No. 147 — Mississippi Almonte No. 465-
No. 148 — Civil Service Ottawa No. 476-
No. 159 — Goodwood Richmond No. 479-
No. 177 — The Builders Ottawa No. 516-
No. 196 — Madawaska Arnprior No. 517-
No. 209 — Evergreen Lanark No. 526-
-Lodge of Fidelity Ottawa
-Chaudiere Ottawa
-Prince of Wales Ottawa
-Bonnechere Eganville
-Cobden Cobden
-Carleton Carp
-Corinthian ....North Gower
-Russell Russell
-Enterprise Beachburg
-Hazeldean Hazeldean
Tonic Westboro
ALGOMA DISTRICT No. 17 (12 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. Dugald McBane, Rainy River.
No. 287 — Shuniah Port -Arthur
No. 414 — Pequonga Kenora
No. 41.5 — Fort William. ...Fort William
No. 417 — Keewatin Keewatin
No. 445— Lake of the Woods. ...Kenora
No. 446 — Granite Fort Frances
No. 453 — Royal Fort William
No. 461 — Ionic Rainy River
No. 484 — Golden Star Dryden
No. 499 — Port Arthur Port Arthur
No. 511 — Connaught ..W. Fort William
No. 518 — Sioux Lookout. Sioux Looko't
410 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
NIPISSING DISTRICT No. 18 (11 Lodges).
D. D. G. M. — R. W. Bro. Chas. W. McCrea, Sault Ste. Marie.
No. 405 — Mattawa Mattawa No. 455 — ^Doric Little Current
No. 412 — Keystone ....Sault Ste. Marie No. 469 — Algoma Sault Ste. Marie
No. 420 — Nipissing North Bay No. 472 — Gore Bay Gore Bay
No. 427 — Nickel Sudburj' No. 487 — Penewobikong Blind River
No. 442 — Dj'tnent Thessalon No. 527^Espanola Espanola
No. 447— Sturgeon Falls.. ..St'rg'n Falls
MUSKOKA DISTRICT No. 19 (8 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. Jos. Hillier, Burks Falls.
No. 352 — Granite Parry Sound No. 423 — Strong Sundridge
No. 360 — Muskoka Bracebridge No. 434 — Algonquin Emsdale
No. 376 — Unity Huntsville No. 443 — Powassan Powassan
No. 409 — Golden Rule ... Gravenhurst No. 454 — Corona Burk's Falls
VICTORIA DISTRICT No. 20 (15 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. Jas. B. Begg. Lindsay.
No. 77 — Faithful Brethren Lindsay No. 408 — Murray Beavertoa
No. 101— Corinthian Peterborough No. 440 — -.Arcadia Minden
No. 155 — Peterborough, Peterborough No. 451 — Somerville Kinmount
No. 268 — Verulam Bobcavgeon No. 463 — North Entrance Haliburton
No. 313 — Clementi Lak'efield No. 477 — Harding Woodville
No. 375 — Lome Omemee No. 498 — King George V Cobocunk
No. 398 — Victoria Kirkfield No. 523 — Royal .\rthur ..Peterborough
No. 406 — Spry Fenelon Falls
EASTERN DISTRICT No. 21 (18 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. John A. Locke. Cardinal.
No. 21a-St. John's Vankleek Hill No. 320 -Chesterville Chesterville
No. 28 — Mount Zion Kemptville No. 3»3 — Henderson Winchester
No. 110 — Central Prescott No. 418^Maxville Maxville
No. 125 — Cornwall Cornwall No. 439 — .Alexandria .\lexandria
No. 142 — Excelsior Morrisburg No. 450 — Hawkesbury ....Hawkesbury
No. 143 — Friendly Brothers, Iroquois No. 452 — Avonmore Avonmore
No. 186 — Plantagenet Riceville No. 458 — Wales Wales
No. 207 — Lancaster Lancaster No. 480 — Williamsburg, Williamsburg
No. 256 — Farran's Point .'^ultsville No. 491— Cardinal Cardinal
TEMISCAMING DISTRICT No. 22 (8 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. R. H. James. Cobalt.
No. 462 — Temiscaming New Liskeard No. 507 — ^Elk Lake Elk Lake
No. 485 — Haileybury Haileybury No. 528 — Golden Beaver Timmins
No. 486 — Silver Cobalt No. 530 — Cochrane Cochrane
No. 506 — Porcupine... South Porcupine U. D. — Englehart Englehart
BRANT DISTRICT No. 23 (14 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. James C. Spence. Brantford.
No. 35 — St. John's Cayuga No. 243 — St. George St. George
No. 45 — Brant Brantford No. 319 — Hiram HagersviUe
No. 82 — St. John's Paris No. 329 — King Solomon , . Jarvb
No. 106— -Burford Burford No. 505 — Lynden Lynden
No. 113 — Wilson Waterford No. 508 — Ozias Brantford
No. 121 — Doric Brantford No. 515 — Reba Brantford
No. 193 — Scotland Scotland No. 519 — Onondaga Onondaga
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. LONDON, l«)l(i 411
BRUCE DISTRICT No. 24 (12 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. A. P. Johnston. Walkerton.
^°" }ni~i'- ^^^^""^"^ ^"'^'^'"Pton No. 393— Forest Cheslev
VT°' i?-~^!J^^^"u Walkerton No. 396— Cedar Wiarton
.^^:fc^lt'°::^'„ .^:KT}^ >J°f29-Pprt Elgin PorY Elgin
XT°' io-~^IJ^^^". Walkerton No! 396— Cedar .'."";";:; Wi;
Vo i^^wirTT .^Paisley No. 429-Port Elgin Port xv.g.n
^^" ^tZ?.^'^^°" Harnston No. 431— Moravian Cargill
^°- ?i5— Pi>ff?'-d •• •: Clifford No. 432— Hanover H.n<.™
vT„ oco »T 1 X V — ""•" No. 432 — Hanover Hanover
No. 362-Maple Leaf Tara No. 436-Burns ..Hepworth
GREY DISTRICT No. 2.5 (12 Lodges).
D. D. G. M.— R. W. Bro. John R. Mills, Shelburne.
K'o' 9^1.'- ?rl°'^f'^ -,9"^° 5°""'' ^'°- 333— Prince Arthur Flesherton
M^- 9?2Z§r- ^-^^"^ -Mount Forest No. 334— Prince Arthur Arthur
M 97^~w n" Orangeville No. 377-Lorne Shelburne
No i^Du h^r" r. f ■■'" ^°- 421-Scott Gra^d Val ey
^ tS^S" !f "I. ^ Durham No. 449— Dundalk Dundalk
No. 322— North Star ...Owen Sound No. 490— Hiram .....Markdale
RECAPITULATION
No. 1 — Erie District ,-. r j
No. la-Erie District Wi a^^^
No. 2— St. Clair District l?, r^T^""
No. 3— London District f^ l'^^^^
No. 4— South Huron District...:.:.. IS T^nff
No. .5-North Huron District :..: }n t ohI^
No. 6— Wilson District ]2 1'°^^^^
No. 7— Wellington District.....::..: I? t ^^^"
No. 8— Hamilton District 11 Y^'i^^^
No. 9— Georgian District Ts T ^h!!^
No. 10-Niagara District in f^H
No. U— Toronto West District....::: oY ^nH!!^
No. lla-Toronto East District fq ^A^
No. lib-Toronto Centre District Iq V^^flt
No. 12— Ontario District... Jy j-odges
No. 1.3— Prince Edward District.:::: ]l J^^IT
No. 14— Frontenac District ]l r°T
No. 15-St. Lawrence District ...l 4 f °^^^^
No. 16-Ottawa District h J-"^*^"
No. 17— Algoma District : fS ^^^^f
No. 18-Nipissing District ::::::::::! nSes
No 19— Muskoka District S I^^IT
No. 20-Victoria District 1^ T nH^^f
No. 21-Eastern District Jo I'^'^iH
No. 22-Temiscaming District ::::::::::::::::::::: sLodles
No. 23— Brant District 14 T „,?,?„.
No. 24-Bruce District : 12 tt!=
No. 2.-Grey District i::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::!!]:":!^::
449
412 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
SUSPENSIONS N.P.D. 1915-1916.
No. 2 — F. W. Cowley, Jas. Harawell. Jno. Kerr. Jas. Laughton. Jno. Redhead.
3— F. V. Samwell. J. C. McConachie. P.. J. Shannon, W. H. Smart. J. D. Truesdall,
W. A. Young. .5 — A. K. Gillam. E. A. Hudson. 6 — -Fred. Scheltcr. Wm. Muir.
K. Ross, R. B. Gardiner. Jas. Henning. 9 — D. R. Benson. B. F. Davy, Tno.I..
Neilson, Wm. Dunwordy. 10 — Frank L. Ryerson. J. C. Kinaisborough. R. O.
Blazing, A. S. Jackson, T. A. Culver. 14 — A. W. Fairbain. B. F. McKerrecher, R.
M. Houston, Geo. T. Kerr, Fredk. Settrich, Robt. Simpson, G. S. Woltz. Thos. B.
Moore, E. P. Allen. 20 — Hy. Lewis, Wm. T. Lane. 22— C. H. Downs. W. G.
Grant, A. R. Lecesster, L. F. McCaul, W. A. McConnell, F. J. Nixon, F. A. Ogle-
tree, F. B. Rogers, Jno. Thaw. 26 — J. J. Jarrett, H. M. Norton. L. H. Wood, F..\ .
Morley, H. W. Armstrong, J. N. McLean, L. F. McLean. 28 — Saml. J. Martin, B.
A. Seely. 31— Geo. Simpson. J. Hellver, Jr., A. J. Gay, E. S. Holmstead, W. H.
Trewin. 33 — Horace Horton. P. H. Horton. 34— Thos. Patterson. 37 — W. E.
Butler. 40— R. M. Moncur, F. T. Conery. H. Fisher. F. F. Hamilton, R. C. Jarvis
W. E. Lencrette, A. Lindsay, R. H. Robinson, R. M. Hoose, J. A. Farmer. 41 — L
H. Petts. 42 — Jno. Wilkie, E. S. Field. H. NL Petterman. 4.3 — F. S. .\uston ,
C. H. McPherson, G. E. Connor, F. C. Hawthorn, T. H. McLeod. Wm. C. Gimley
A. Siple, F. T. Egener. C. H. Brooker C. B. Brown, G. W. Dockstander, A. A.
Thrulow, Fred. Parnell, H. Field, A. Sutherland, A. McLay, W. A. Thornton, Geo.
Carr, R. Cuddie, Tno. B. Hunter, L. C. Parkin, R. S. Bristol. 44 — John Bennett.
45— W. S. Giddens, W. A. Clark, L. J. Hastings, J. La Rusn. 47— G. E.
B. Cage, D. Earl. E. Fowler, C. W Clark. G. F. Leggett, A. E. Murby, H.
F. Shearer, D. Scott, C. S. Short, Chas. Thompson. Geo. Thompson, J. G.
Watson. M. H. Bertrand. 48— L. F. Morrice. 52— T. P. Aylwin, W. F.
Bompas, W. R. Burrill, Jos. Kaliski. Jas. Lackey, R. H. Mclnnes, A. A.
Shorter. W. G. Smith. 58 — J. G. Dawson. 61 — T. Atkinson. W. Addy.
Tas. Bryers. C. McLean. Max Stolfe, Jno. Tufford, Murray M. Wickins, Jas.
Brodie. R. P. Day, J. W. Ripley, W. G. Stevenson, Geo. H. Wetherill. 62 — Julius
Baxter Albert Orr. 63 — Geo. Gillies. 6.5 — G. H. Bostock, N. H. Bready, R.
D. Harding. Tno. Robertson, A. McCoU, Jno. A. S::ott. 63- G. E. Lloyd, W.
M. Wickett, Thos. E. Sims. D. C. Betts. A. F. Jackson. 72 — Peter Henderson,
Jno. W. Porteous. A. S. Brown, A. E. Buchan. 74 — Geo. F. Staynes. 75 — Chas.
R. Clark. Thos. Wilav. 76— F. Willis, H. Webber, J. E. Sharman, Chas. Leader,
R. E. Fulton, Jno. Easton, Wm. G. Clarke. V. P. Moyer. I. Millburn. 81— T.
Kennedy. R. H. Parker, A. E. Torrance. G. J. Wnite, R. A. Williams. 82 — D.
Drynan. 84 — R. Graham, J. E. Cantelor. J. N. Gunn, B. A. McEwan, Wm. Gunn.
86 — C. H. Ashley, R. V. Dawson. G P. Irick. T. F London. T. C. McKenzie. 91 —
C. P. Brown. T. B. Hewson. W. T. Holhs. H. B. Johnson. J. A. Kerr, J. S. Mc
Glennon, A. S. Scougale. C. A. Wilson, W. E. Kemp, S. D. Dudley, Percy Thornton
92 — Hy. Brown, Wm. Craig, Hy. Dyke, W. A. Grant, Leslie Hughes. A. E. Herod'
H. Macpherson. J. E. Neilso.i, D. A. Weise. A. J. VV'oodward. 94- — Oliver Dawson.
96 — Wm. Ross. N. W. Bryson, R. W. Burton. A. Crump, Geo. Livingstone. 98 —
John McCabe, Rd. L. Preston, R. Van E. Conover. 100— J. H. Broomfield. 103
— Jas. Mason. A. E. Queenstein, Fred. Stagg. 104 — E. E. Swartout. 105 — S. F.
Britmead, N. B. Kaler, R. G. Murray. Geo ... Murrav. T. L. Mc.\rtney, H. M.
Robertson, G. W. Vasbinder. W. H. Barrv. 107— Wm. Collins. P. Schmidt, C. E.
Winters. 110 — Jno. Baker. A. M. Hallidav. T. S. Lane. J. S. Moore, J. A. McGill.
J. W. Swan, lis— W. J. Harris. 119— C. j. Brethen, J. H. Marshall, Wm. Mc
Donald, N. Rickley, Geo. R. Roddick. 121 — J. W. Bowles, W. W. Duncan, L. G.
Finch, Jno. J. Grant, N. H. Hamilton, Geo. J. Harp. Jasper Harp, IL L. Hagey,
T. Leeming. H. F. Muir. P. J. McKay. T. J. Rogers, W. A. Russell. J. T. Storey,
A. G. Thomas, E. Vansickle, Jno. W. Wood. 122— D. Craig, A. C. McKay, H.
D. Moss. D. A. Ward. R. C. Timmins. 12.5 — Wm. Clayton. Robt. Corrigan. 127
— Peter Grass. 131 — J. A. Burch, D. McAulay. K. Montgomerv. 133 — Wm.
Monteith. 140 — W. H Knight. Wm. Milrov. R. Owens. 141— Wm. Lehman.
144 — S. Edwards. C. E. Purdy. J. Duguid. G. f. Pettigrew. J. Booth, H. A. Eckart,
J. H. McCabe. 153— Geo. G. Hartely. Wm. H. Hartely, Jas. Eraser, Arch A.
Dewar, Jas. McNames. LSf) — W. Vanderlip, Jas. Logic. F. Joyce. J. B. Whaley,
F. Allen, W. J. Laurence. Wm. Bailey, R. Curzon, J. Atkinson, Geo. S. Egles. 157
— Wm. M. Bass, Jno. L. Webster. 1.58^A. Annett, F. K. C. Zimner, T. J. Liddon,
C. WoUen, W. J. Sheppard, A. C. SmHh. E. Booth. 1.59— Wm. A. Caldwell. Wm.
H. Hartin. 161— L. J. Frost, W. M. Codling, E. A. Bull. Jas. O. Grieve. 162—
F. W. Gibson, Jno. Rutherford, Geo. Spotter, John Irwin. N. J. Robinson. C. F.
Edwards. A. Miller. 164— Fred. E- Macdonald. J. O. Fenton, W. H. Wright
W. K. Buck. Alex. McAdam. 165 — F. A. Galloway, W. L. Brunton, W. Johnston,
J. W. Dalton. 168 — Thos. C. Hamill. 177 — C. W. Ball. F. C. Chittick. W. E.
Isaac, F. McCallum, S. S. vSmith, J D. Wallis. 181 — Levi Lewis, W. Hollywood,
T. E. VoUans. 184 — Hugh Morrison. W. J. Irwin. 185 — -Jas. Walpole. Wm.
Oxford. 186 — Wm. Storj-. T. P. Johnson. 192 — Nelson James. Jno. A. Kneale,
1. R. McLeod, Ed. Jones, H. E. Williams. 193— Jas. Edgworth. A. C. Eddy. C
Woodlev. Wm. F. Young. Jas. W. Mather. 19 i— Geo. Phelps. 196— W. H.
Fletcher. 203 — Edward Jeffries. 209a— Jno. T. McKay. 218 — Munson Brown
ANNUAL COMxMUNICATlON, LONDON, 1916 413
Alex. J. Shepley. 219— J. C. Shortell. 222— J. Dermo. T. J. Murphv, W. A
^^argent. J. McWilliams, J. F. Kennedy, A. X. Vars. 223— Alex. Primrose. L. H-
Kirkpatrick, M. R. Nicol. 234 — Alex. McBeth, Fred. C. McDonell, Jno. Thirsk
Geo. P. Keyes. 22.5— J. B. Seburger, T. J. Sheppard, C. H. McFarlane, Wm. T
E. Price. 228— M. MacDonald. 230— F. J. Robinson. A. McKenzie. 231 —
-Mex. F. Frood. A. H. Minshell. .S. Nevitt. 239— Robt. E. Moore. A. B. Johnston,
.Inc. T. Kissack. 249 — G. H. Cooper, J. M. Davidson, Robt. Hill, G. F. Hannah
\V. R. Maxwell, D. A. McLean, Robt. Reid. 250 — Hugh Thompson, Geo. A. Mur-
ray, Daniel G. Murray, Wm. G. vSutherland. 253 — R. L. Squires. W. P. Spalding
i^~^°^^- Trotter. 255— E. E. Medows. 256— D. P. McKinnon, Gordon Baker
I. J- Thompson. 2o7— R. D. Griffith, A. E. Bond. W. R. Thorn. Geo. Mutch.
260 — W. W. Ferguson. 200— Harold Sheppard. 271 — D. Campbell, 1. H. Lacev,
E. Battle A. Royce. R. C. Fair. G. J. Katzenmier. B. A. McKinnon, Thos. McN'ally
-'•* — G. F. Colman. A. Pickering, T. P. Warner. A. Dallas. 282— M. C. Elliott.
Jas. R. Scott, A. E. Archer, Jno. A. McEachren. 2S.J — Ed. C. O'Neill, A. J. Hunter
F. McMulkin, T. J. Gilmorc. 287— S. J. Tricking. Jno. A. Buckman. A. S. Morris.
R. J. Black, Jas. McRae. A. F. Gibbs Jno. K. Nelson, A. J. Mitchell, Geo. L.
Broughton. 290 — R. J. Rushlow.lJas. .Selkirk, Chas. A. Edsall. 291— W. Weaver,
J. H. Hay. R. J. Johnson. Chas. Hewitt. C. Hanes. Chas. S. Mills. Jno. W. Cock-
burn. 300 — Jno. McQurrie. Jno. McDonald. 304 — Jno. Bayes. T. E. Lord.
W. Leonard, L. J. Simpson. D. J. Hanham, C. Coulter. .30.5 — Jno. C. Curlett.
•^11 — ^V. J. Hollingshead. I. B. Walker. Jno. T. Moore. 314 — G. W. Kells.
M. S. Hayes, R. E. Hayes. 31.5 — Richd. Bowes. W. A. A. Forterner. 31fi
— J. A. Chandler. H. K. MacKenzie, E. B. Johnson. W. H. Reid. A. Cadeaux.
•'^19 — Hy. Gallagher, H. A. McDonald, H. H. Ross. J. E. Symington, E. Sheldrick.
•\22— Wm. Clark. V. E. Phillip. Wm. Covers. R. Sivil. 323— J. W. E. Branan. F.
\\ . Benner. A. McLachlan, W. Morrison. 326 — J. N. Scott. A. F. Northcote, R.
I-. Killock. .328 — W. E. Armstrong. Arthur James. 330 — A. B. Barter. R. W.
Reid. 332 — F. W. Clegg. A. K. Levan. Jas. Morrice. 337 — Arthur Abbey. Jno.
H. Robins, H. E. Bouk. A. Pearson. C. H. Vanderburg. .338 — P. McDonald. M.
Wallace. 343— W. J. Baggs. A C. Pipe. A L. McDonald. C C. Macdonald. P.
Macdonald. W. E. Baird. .344— Jas. Hunt. C. R. Partlow. Jno. Rath. S. L. Jack-
son. .54.>— Leslie O. ODell. 346— W. N. Amsbury. Jas. Davidson. Wm. H Don-
ald. J. R. McLean. F. C. Townsend. E. L. Sinclair, D. J. McBeth. Jno. T. Suther-
land. F. N. Smith, Jas. Shaw. W. C. Spafford, Hy. J Weldon. 34S— L. C. Adams.
A. M. Adams, A. D. Cornett. Archd. Gure. F. J. Cattermole. 352 — Jno. Mont-
,'omery. F. W. Kennedy. Jas. Kydd, W. H. Bundy. D. W. Ross. 358 — G. W. Hardy
■.?1''^9- ^ ^^^^^^- ^- '^^'- ^^'"'^' -'^- J- Stillwell. A. Briese. F. P. Walton. 361— Chas
^■y^'y- '^h^^- P Stewart. 362— Wm. J Thompson. 364— Jno. Cooper. Jno.
Williamson, J. H. Tolson. 367— F Brawn, H. D. Barry. las. R. Goodman. Geo.
". ^r^"^™- '-' G. Henderson. T. H. Matthews. R. J, Peterson, A. G. Rolston. W.
?>. Shaw. F. H. Colquhoun. Thos. Hobbs. 368 — Jno W. Boyd. Geo. F. Stayner.
.Tno. S. Semple. 369— Wm. Bird. E. Cox. J. S. Doddridge. W. C. Wilcox. 373—
.T. A. .Sutherland, G. A. Eberley, R. W. Eberley. P. S. Peacock. 380— D. Ferguson.
R. U. Glover. Jos. Readman. J. F. Lawson. 382 — Tno. W. Bier. .Saml. Wright.
^. Howard. D. Forbes. J. B. Williams. Wm. McQueen. W. H. W. Lucy, A. C. Leitch.
fo-T '^^ — E- Swindlehurst. N. M. Miner. 38.5 — Hy. Wright. W. A. Pringle.
387— -»,I. R. McDonald. 389 — Geo. Ackland. 396 — Jno. W. Phillips. 397 —
Roy E. Battram. .398 — Ben. .Stacey. Peter Spence. N. McLean, P. Haygarth.
^P.)^' ^ Spence. 400 — Jos. Young, D. O. Cameron. 401— Geo. D. Edgar,
Wm. E. Stewart. 40.3— D. A. Ferguson, L. H. Blackburn, R. B. Bowden, E. J.
„,.. «- T,. j_. . ^ „. „ Robins. 40.5 — Robt.
lo. E- Tracey. 406 —
»,- T^ c . „. ^ -- ....— Henry Bidell, G. J.
, •, ^~^'}\^ ^^ Eyer, G. Hogg. Linn Stewart. 412— Wm. .Sample. W. A. Tet-
lock. T. S. Thompson. Jas. Thompson. W. R. Thom, D. J. Webb. 413— E S Sales
p. McN. Smith, Jno. Manery. Jas. I. Hill, DHver Harper. 41.5— G. Blacklock'
F A. Fair, J. C. Greer, W. H. Lavery. C. E. Atkin. J E. Michell. E G. Miller. R
T i^""?,""?"-/- l^^"]:^"'^- *^'' P- McLaughlin. J. B. Pigg, J. Porter, H. L. .Stewart,
.f. E. Richards, R Sutherland. E. C. Whitelaw. 421 — Adam Densmore 4-'?—
T ,*-"j!°'''^- J ^ Elwood, Jas. Thompson. 42.5— Alex. McRae. S. A. Bingham
i,-'>— S;- ^ ^lahony. J. B. Spurr, W. H. Wilson. H. W. Raybould Peter Oswold.
Fred. C. Hallet. R. C. Kelsey. Wm. Elhs. Geo. Ellis. Jos. B. Wilson. J. H. Porter
D S\? , •■/■ " Fulford. A. E. Stewart. 427— V. W. lohnston, H. E Shepperd.
K. b.McArthur, Wm. Harland. Jno. Hannah, Wm. Errington. F. Andrews Jno H
>rneltzie 431— Robt. Alexander, Wm. Young. Hv. Bradley, F. Bennett. J. R.
Mcintosh. 4.33— Jno. C. Morlock. A. LulofT. Jno. V.". Childerhose. Regd. Instant.
H. A. Ogilvy. Wm M Senn. 4.34— H. N. Modeland, P. C. Cooper T J. Fair-
/'•^'Jlvni,^^^"^'"' ^ ^' Malkin. W. H. Noger. Jno. Warren. 43.5— Wm. Cochrane.
L W. Elliott. W W. Webster. Jno. McGil!. Jas Beatty. 4.38— G. J. Arlow G. A.
f °"°.- P- -'^- Rowlin. H. C. Ritchie, J. H. Seif. W. J. Thompson. 4.39— S. Dewar
M. Simon. J. R. Mcintosh, J. M. McCummon. H. F. Dillabough. 443— J. N
Vi .?"v.J^^- '^^'^^' J^*- Campbell. Wm. A. Hyland. Hy. O'Neil. H. A. Richardson,
K. M. Rattray. Thos. Raycroft. D. G. McRae. S. George. A. E. Lamplin. W. A
\vm. n. Stewart. 403— D. A. Ferguson. L. H. Blackburn,
Parsons, A. W. Redout, F. W. Stodgell. J. C. Stephenson W
G. Plan. H. B. Mullin. Thos. Cnthbert. W. W. Wright Jr
Peter Dryman. 409— W. T. .Sinclair, J. F. Gilmore. 4U>
414 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Harnstock. B. Wright. 446 — L. R. Wylie. 447 — G. F. Rouse. 45(3 — Alex.
Jamieson. \V. W. Peart. 452 — -Jno. D. Downie. W. G. Stewart, Jno. J. Helmer.
453 — Jno. A. Perry, G. A. Couldbry, F. Hartley. Jno. X. Betts, E. Armstrong.
457 — R. G. Hutchinson, D. R. Smith, H. H. Mars lall, C. W. Haliday. 45S — I. F
Burton, A. E. Hager. 468 — E. C. Snell. 473^Jas. H. Walker. 475 — W. R
Good, W. Menken, J. T. K. PoUybank, Jno. U. Sumnor, F. Sheldrake Maurice.
Jno. B. Kerr, M. Jubb, Geo. Howick, Geo. W. VoUick, J. H. Acheson, L. R. E
Awrey, F. Fennel. 481 — Jno. McVittie, Alfred E. Matthew, Frederick Dawson,
Harry M. Thornton. 484 — Jno. Hayes, C. J. Swanson, E. Milne, J. W. Chappie,
Wra. F. Wofter, Geo. Hardy. 486— Wm. Craig, C. M. Ross. 494— F. Mace.
W. R. Keith, R. Milne, D. Bissell, C. H. Knapton. S. Currie, A. R. Munro
49,T — A. E. Xord. Robt. Ross, F. \V. Hamerton. 498 — Lester Crowe. 513 — W
Murray Wickens, Wm. Addy. 516 — R. B. Genest.
SUSPENSIONS U.M.C. 1915-1916.
No. 48— Leslie F. Morrice. 63— Wm. Jenkins. lOo— Richard Smith, R. J.
Smith. 430 — F. W. Brown. 472 — W. H. Gamey, Tunis R. Hunt. 525 —
Horatio H. Hines. Jas. Todd.
EXPELLED, 1915-1916.
No. 63 — William Jenkins. 151 — William M. Cramm. 156 — James H. Den-
ison. 324 — Adam B. Mackay.
DEATHS 1915-1916.
No. 2 — Wm. Forbes, 15 .\pril 1915, Jas. E. Merriman, lU April, 1915, Rd.
Briggs, 15 November, 1915. 3— Hugh R. Duff, 1 February, 1916, Hy. Birtles. 2('
February, 1916. .5— W. J. Simpson, 9 April, 1916, C. P. Woods, 24 April, 1916.
W. H. Albery, 4 May, 1916, D. Derbyshire. 18 June, 1916. 6— R. W. B. Smith.
28 March. 1916, D. A. Mcllroy, 9 April, 1916, J. H. McCoy, 7 June, 1916, Hiram
Barker, 21 June, 1916, Geo. C. Holden, 22 August, 1915, Wm. W. Main, 5 Novem-
er, 1915, Geo. T. Turner, 26 November, 1915, A. Ballantyne, 11 February, 1916
7 — P. Falconbridge, 10 October, 1915, Wm. B. Nelles. 9— H. M. Denroche, 1('
March, 1916, H. S. Baker, 5 April, 1916. 10 — Geo. F. Counter, 28 November
1915, Chas. Frith, 31, 1916, Isaac Kitchen, 27 January, 1916. 1 1— Wm. A. Pringle
22 September, 1915, C. T. Doctor, 5 December, 1915, C. B. Foster, 13 February
1916, D. J. Fairfield, 12 .^pril, 1916, Wm. Lott, 18 April, 1916. 14— Jno. G. Camp-
bell, 10 September. 1915, Jas. McNaughton, 2 November, 1915. 15 — Albert
Chatfield. .30 July, 1915, Charies Burch, 25 September, 1915, Hy. M. Adie, 1 May
1916. 16— R. M. C. Davis, 24 May, 1915, A. G. Nugent. 19 June. 1915, P. R
Wright, 6 November, 1915, R. A. Ward, 27 November, 1915, R. A. Hallas, 6 Dec-
ember, 1915, Wm. Anderson, 31 January, 1916, Wm. J. Hendry, 2 March, 1916.
D. Prentice, 10 March, 1916. 17— Hy. B. Lonso, 2 November, 1915, Thos. Rowe,
20 January, 1916. IS— W. R. Leavens, 6 February, 1916, W. T. Shannon, 21 April,
1916, T. G. Wright, 1 June, 1916. 20 — Jno. A. Somerville, 27 September, 1915,
W. H. Davidson, .30 March, 1916, Thos. Gray, 9 March, 1916, Neil Graham, 21
April, 1916, Chas. McKattree, 10 May, 1916. 22 — .\ubrey White, 14 July, 1915,
Geo. N. Fraser, 8 August, 1915, Wm. Bateman, 8 Sept,, 1915, Jno. Harrison, 20
September, 1915, W. H. Clapp, 20 November, 1915, J. H. Edmund, 8 December.
1915, Hy. Dodson, 27 January, 1916, Alex. C. Andrews, 15 Februarj', 1916, B.
MacDonald, 7 March. 1916. N. C. Pilcher, 19 May, 1916. 23— F. McConnaghy. 10
August, 1915. 24 — Ogle R. Webster, 15 October, 1915, Geo. A. Keith, 5 January.
1016, Jno. H. Wright, 13 May, 1916. 2.5 — Wm. M. Douglas, 7 January, 1916,
Colin W. Postlethwaite, 22 April, 1916, A. W. Croft, 6 November, 1915, Wm. E.
Haslem. 24 November, 1915, Aubrev White, 14 July, 1915, Geo. F. Shepley, 7
January, 1916. 27— Robt. Renton," 21 November, 1915, John P. Stanton, 29
September, 1915, Jno. W. Theaker, 3 November, 1915, Jas. Adam, 27 May, 1916.
M. K. Little, 15 February, 1916. 28— T. W. Barins, 15 August, 1915. Wm. Man-
ning, 28 April, 1916. 29— John Brems, 3 October, 1915, T. H. May, 20 August.
1915, Chas. M. Sanford, 15 April, 1916, Isaac O. Proctor, 28 March, 1916. 30 —
John De Hart, 25 December. 1915, Jas. Shaw, 11 February. 1916. 31— J. N. Mc
Dougall, 25 April, 1916. 32— Thos. L. M. Tipton, 7 August, 1915 Jno. W. Schol-
field, 30 October, 1915. 3.3— W. J. Thomas, 15 October, 1915, R. A. Blackstone,
14 December, 1915, A. Allen, 17 February, 1916, W. L. Horton, 6 March, 1916.
Saml. A. Meyan, April, 1916, Hy. J. Marney, 5 May, 1916, D. B. Holmes, 31 May,
1916. 34 — R. L. Kitchen, 15 October, 1915. 35 — Jas. M. Thompson, 5 August,
1915, Edwy, S. Baxter, 15 February, 1916. 37 — Thos. I. Choate. 21 January, 1916.
38 — Lewis Abbott, Sr., 1 August, 1915, R. Cronk, 16 January. 1916, Wesley Weese.
10 May, 1916. 40— C. R. Smith, 26 Tune. 1915. E. Brown, 17 September, 1915.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON. 191(5 41.5
P^r^m^'lTS'^j^^^^-^.^^^^on^^ 1 July, 191.5, J. W. Sanders 13
Bowering, 6 February 1916 SamI T T^ « ' ^'jchford. 18 January. 1916 Robt
W. \\ , Chisholm. 23 March IQu; w.il ui • ^ — J- t-olden, 27 March IQlf;
Norris 14 March 1916 43-Xlex M?ranhr'°f^ ^i" ^'^bruary. 1916. 42-Wm'
3^Jan^^^;?:----.--^s.l^^,^|^^^
Uapsattle, 2 May. 1916. Jos. Jack^son •o'jine ]9?6 ^\h"' ~^ ^^^=^'"<^h' !»'«• H- d!
Hall, lo September. 191.-, D .S Orav- oV„ ? l^ '' Adam Spence. 46— Wm R
ober 1915, Chas C. Hadley, IS Cumber'' ml' cio'^'^S ^,- ''■ ^cKenzie, '{Toc^:
mb^'^V^^"' if^^ ^^'^- ?>a.^k'=^r?"ctolir-'T9''l5^'T^'- 'l-^' ^ K^nowZ'
I91b. Wm. Flem ng, 2.5 February lof,- t '^^'^^ ^^^^s. Reid, 17 Februarv
Fmlay, 31 March, 1916 48-Wm H 'c^^vT'J^'^y' -" May, 1916 Sb'
H. Morrow. 17 March 91 5 w^ d ' ^"^'^^^ December. 1915 vlSr-Jl'
son. 17. September 1915 p h' ^^'"- ,?:?^^"' ^^ August. 1915 ,52-H rw„h
W. Anderson, 'rjinuar^; ^9m''is!^^;^^r:^- "■ Oimsted,^ Mar?h,-^19'"r
W. Malloy, 12 May 1916 V=; «- lidward Pease, l,j November 191 5 mJ i
Kerr. 18 May 1916' 5(>llvv^~r I.T^^. ^- Whitmarsh, 17 July 1915 Pe;.„ c'
>ey.oJune,V916/-62lJS;o''rHol^^^^^^ J ^^ C. Woon^Thos .S Beas'
Slo. Jas. Burras, 16 January^ig"!^'^^?^^!^!,^."^-^^ 191-5. J- B. Munro, 22 October;
K^n'^^^""' 2 September 191.5 ' 64-Tno W >f T^ri' ^r S^^Ptember, 1915
^, ^.Pv^PP'^- 28 September. 1915 OeoAsJon.oil"^"*""''' '^ November, 1915
■n Octoher, 1915, Jno R Cluniei l nl k ^^ "' '^"g"st. '915, P. H Mavland'
f-J-^- W. Varnell.°5 Augu t '^, 5 TorronH '''■^- ^^^ ^ ^^'^-^h; 15 Ma^ch^ 9"ifr
■Inff. ^ "AS*^^';d- 7 January, 1916. David sK' ^S M;,yj;i^"''' ^- March, 1916,
-■9 H ';l— ;>''^ ""°"' 17 October, 1915 6S-D n^'A''^^' "^ ?°"^'"'^' ''^ -'""e
Ta7"r, ^""^^ f^li"'-^-7i^^.\ ^^-^U^m.'^lno'^.lS l°^AT.ri9?6^*°'V^[ V^^^'
October, 19l|"K*'^^an^t^f'oJ^^-l|],^7 ^f °'?^. ^^^ ' Jn;:'*fed.:;:;^^-^
)V. xM. Eastwood, 17 November 1915 RnT? • 7",^^ • ^ -^niith, 28 July 1915
.lanuary 1916, Jno. Orr, 13 February 'l^l 6 Fr'Al' ^^'^ '^^*''' «■ A- Do'uglas 5
P-C. Murdy. 11 April 1916 77— Th„ r' '''^r^'^^^Bayne 16 November 1915
^l^^^^tober, 1915, (?. R. C.Iett,^5Twembr"l9f5 '^r^";'?'^^v'?^-^' A"-" Omies!
Ini T u~^u^,- "• F'^'-guson, 14 Octo°rer I9I5 W 'n ^ ' \^u^^%^\^'^- 20 January,
Jno. r B. Chilton, 26 January 1916" 79 T?' u' ' ^""^''- '^ December, 1915
Broughton, 12 March 1916 xi—W^ ^ "7°- ^^^guson, 6 January, 1916 H S
Ran'ce,f^{fb^,^r9frj"os^'^^/^ '^- ^^^ l^J^m^' Mr^'
Jno^Mountstephen, 26 August 191.5 M s ^.!;^ 1 '^S'"'',"' ^'^ J""*-. 1916. 92—
r>nodden, 24 .\oril 19i(; o'j a j ?• S- 'Sutherland, Ki Tanuarv IQ1-, ii
19 August, 19irSH-J„o^'(7Brie,rV^''^°'Td,^^^
ember. 1915, Fred. Sneath 18 fu y ill/ VV ' n^^\ ^'^TJ"^' H.Swan 23 NW
.1^. D. Stephenson, 1 January, 19l^' 1 x lIX' ^ ^'^en 26 October, 1915. 98-
Esson, /October, 1915. lOl-Geo ER7^>,^Je['">berry, 24 August, 1915 ^
August 1915. 1().3-Jas. E Merrrmfn /m ' '■' J""*^. l"!-^. Jno Belcher 00
.^p ember^9l.5, A. l! NIcFadane Tj"uni '^19ir'l04 ''t'"' V"'"" ^ ^-" ^^
95' ( 7 i"" ^ Montgomery. 3 August 19^5 l^T^Tf ^'^'"' ^^ October.
9 '^ uIr'l?°S Love, 7 February 1916 ok t ' Mornmgstar, 31 July,
91^ 109 H. A, McCarthy. 16 October 101^ t^Jt""./^^^."^^' 1' December
rV^^"°^,Edy.-^Tds. 18 October m5 Wm mAa^ '^^- McK.m, 17 April, 1916
U r ^ ^/P'PbeM 6 November 1915 m' W""'^- I'''?^'' ^"^ September, 1915
R. Carscadden, 4 January 191*; lr,..T ' ^'^.T"^'^'' Rock, 1 1 April 1916 M4
^aleb Kennedy, 15 December 101% d ?' • „?'^''"' Liddell. 28 April 1916 1 1 fi-I
416 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
W. J. Patterson, IS May. 1916, Jas. Tattersall, 26 June, 1916. 122— T. E. H.
Barritt. 5 October, 1915, Jas. Ried, 21 November. 191.5. Fred. J. Hilliard. 123 —
Jas. McXab. 20 June. 1915, N. A. Bonsteil, 27 June, 1915, J. J. McWilliams, 1
December, 1915, Ivan S. Hegle, 26 September, 1915. Wm. P. Niles. 11 May. 1916.
12.5 — E. C. Marcellus, 13 July, 1915, S. G. Poole, 26 August, 1915. 126 — Fredk
Benor, S December, 1915. 127 — X. A. Bonsteil. 27 June, 1915, Geo. X. Weston.
S Xovember, 1915. 128— Chas. Devlin, 21 March, 1916. 129— Wm. H. Birchard.
30 June. 1915. A. Urquhart, 15 October, 1915, W. CoUis, 16 October, 1915. Jno. R
Routledge. 14 Mav, 1916. 131— D. G. McAulav. 26 February, 1916. 137—
Wm. J. McCracken. 17 December, 1915. F. A. Clarke, -t January, 1916. 140—
Geo. M. Standing. IS June 1915, Jno. Richardson, 9 May, 1916, W. S. Case, 4
March, 1916. 141 — Jno. A. Macdonald, 26 August, 1915. 142— P. C. Casselmart.
30 .September. 1915. 143 — Allan J. Marsh. 0 December, 1915, Robt. Thompson.
27 January, 1916, T. A. Thompson. 27 April. 1916. 144 — Robt. Tno. Irwin, 27
February, 1916. 145— C. H. Winslow. 3 August, 1915. 146— Hugh Ramsay
Duff, January, 1916 147— las. T. McKibbon. 19 April. 1916. Chas. B. Millar.
149 — John. R. Davis, 17 July. 1915. 151 — Jas. Walmsley 19 Xovember, 1915,
Hdvfin Roat, 20 Xovember. 1915, Wm. OelscWager. 26 Xovember. 1915. M. Seyler.
10 March. 1916. Aaron D. Weber, 8 May, 1916. 154 — Wm. Mathison, 3 July, 1915.
Wm. Reid, 10 July. 1915. 1.55 — J. E. Boddy. 19 Xovember. 1915, C. M. Bennett.
28 X'ovemher, 1915. Geo. Edmison, 24 February. 1916, J. R. Stratton, 19 April.
1916. 1.56— Alfd. J. Ruthven. 15 July. 1915. W. Vanderlip. 20 February. 1916, L.
W. Martin. 24 March, 1916. 157— Benj. Tett, 9 December. 1915. 158— Hugh
Logan, 23 February. 1916.- 161— M. Weatherson. 3 July. 1915. 164— Henry H.
Post. 15 February. 1915, Thos. J. Montgomery, 20 Mav. 1915, John X. ^lacdonald,
1 Julv. 1915. W. F. McFaul, 22 April, 1916. 168— Jacob Ryan. l(i Xovember.
1915. 170 — D. J. McCaUum. 3 Xovember. 1915, M. J. McLean, June, 1916. 172
—Ed. Stedman, 22 March, 1916, Albert G. Styles, 3 June, 1915. 174— Chas. W.
Peach, 28 August, 1915. 177— R. W. Kier, 8 October, 1915, A. J. Mclntyre, 21
October. 1915. E. A. Bradshaw. 3 Februarv, 1916, S. Fleming, 25 May, 1916, E.
Miles, 25 March. 1916, J. D. McCracken. 20 March, 1916, B. Webb. 15 March.
1916. 178— Jno. Clark. 13 January, 1916. ISO — C. H. Conery, 10 March. 1916.
Geo. D. Pringle, 28 March, 1916. J. Smith, 27 May, 1916, Geo. B. Switzer, 1 June.
1916. 185 — R. T. Martindale, 16 May, 1915. 190— Fred. M. P. Watts, 3 April.
1916. 192— E. A. Wood, 18 August, 1915. A. McKinley. 27 Marc . 1916, Jno. F.
Tudhope, 15 April. 1916. 193 — Wm. H. Tutler. 194— Jno. Gaskell, 5 December.
1915. 195 — Chas. B. Hunt. 11 October. 1915. Edward Maingault, 7 August, 1915.
J. S. Xevin. 6 May. 1916. 196 — Wm. R. Peachy, 28 September. 1915. 200 —
Donald L., Stewart, 7 Xovember, 1915. 201 — J. F. Chapman. 21 July, 1915. Ed.
Landon, 22 December, 1915. 209a — Archibald V. Becher, 25 December, 1915.
Tno. T. Stephenson. 29 January, 1916. Hugh E- Ashton, 27 February, 1916, C. H
June. 1 April. 1916. 21.5 — Jno. M. Chislett, 20 February. 1916. L. F. Sprague. r^
May, 1916. 216 — Geo. W. Maxwell, 23 Xovember. 1915. Geo. Wilcox, 17 Decem-
ber. 1915. Edmund Field. 21 March, 1916. 217— Wilbur H. Whiteside, 17 Tune,
1916. 218 — Jno. S. Elliott. 18 July, 1915. W. C. Happer, 27 September, 1915.
Jas. McAlHster, 4 July. 1915. 219— Alfred Sykes, 29 X^^ovember, 1915. 220 —
Hv. Madill, 1 October, 1915. Chas. Peare, 13 December, 1915. 222— E. A. Loveless.
7 February 1916. 223— Russell S. Pearce. 27 December. 1915. 224 — Geo. Joynt.
1 April, 1915. R. D. Bel!, 20 May. 1915. Alfred Scrutton. 20 April, 1915, Tas. Bonth-
ron. 16 Xovember. 1915. 225 — R. S. Ballantyne, 15 January. 1916. 228— R. W.
Aylesworth, 31 July, 1915, S. O. McAuUffe, 17 May. 1916. 229— W. H. McFad-
clen, 21 Tune, 1916. 230 — Ebenezer Brown. 3 July, 1915. Meaford Webb. 30 Aug-
ust, 1915. Robt. A. Douglas, 16 January, 1916. 231 — Andrew Curren, 19 Decem-
ber. 1915, Wm. Rice, IS December, 1915, Alfred F. Waller, February, 1916. 232—
Jas. B. Crawford. 17 February, 1915. 233— Jno D. McColl. 21 April, 1915, Thos.
Munro. 21 Mav. 1916. W. H. Taylor, 28 May, 1916. 234— Thos. Fields, 24 Febru-
ary. 1916, H. D. Laidlaw. 19 April. 1916. 235— Geo. B. Bell. 14 March, 1916.
237— Jas. Ritchabaw. 25 Xovember. 1915. J. A. Griffin. 25 December, 1915. 23^
— Robt. G. Kellv, 12 December, 1915. 239 — Leslie Tuttle. 13 November, 1915,
Wm. Wray, 13 Februarv. 1916. 243— R. E. Lampkin, 9 February, 1916. 245—
Fred. Percy, 18 February, 1916. 247 — Aubrey White. 14 July. 1915. V. E. Ash-
down. 16 August. 1915, D. M. Henderson, 21 August. 1915, J. O. Stewart, 12 Dec-
ember, 1915, Fred. A. Cragg, 13 February, 1916, Geo. E. Post, 24 March. 1916,
Tno. E. Fennel!. 24 April, 1916, Chas. Heal, 10 June, 1916. 249— S. Stephenson, 12
Xovember. 1915. Jno. S. Shaw, 3 January, 1916. Wm. F. Rogers. 10 June 1916.
253 — Geo. E. Minns 29 December. 1915. C. W. W'right. 5 January. 1916, C. S.
Prowre. 5 June, 1916, Jno. E. Twigg. 11 June, 1916. 254 — Jno. W. Bottomley.
23 June. 1915, Fred. F. Wood, 28 September, 1915, W. V. Brown, 16 April, 1916.
Jno. Xeil. 2 May, 1916. 25.5 — Matthew Moore. 7 October, 1915, W. H. A. Switzer.
18 March, 1916. 256— Herbert A. Prince, 20 June, 1916. 257 — Geo. McCulloch.
16 April, 1916. 258 — Alex. Elrick. 2 December. 1915. Harry Bolton. 7 March.
1915. Rd. Mahonev. Sr.. 28 October. 1915. Wm. Stuart. 25 August. 1915. 260 —
Geo. A. Reid. 4 October 1915, Jas. Stewart, 7 May, 1916. 262 — Geo. Leighton, 3
liinuarv. 1916, Alex. Yule. 26.3 — G. W. Gammon, 27 X'ovember. 1915, Jos. Davi>^.
ANNUAL COMMINICATION. LONDON, li)l(i 417
13 December, I9I,>, Jno. H. Gillies, 21 January, llUli, Robt. Scott, 8 April, 1916.
264 — \Vm. Howe, 1.5 August, 191.'), Percy W. Crawley, 22 April, 191,5, H. B Wood-
ruff, 1.5 April. 191(i. 2(17— Wm. R. Peck, 2S July. 191.5, L. Wallace, 17 October,
1915, D. Moore, 2.5 October, 1915. 2<i8— Jas. Martin, 15 October, 1915. 2(59 —
Geo. Johnson, 5 December, 1915. Tho.;. Booker. M) May. 191(). Jno. Gerow, 6 June.
1916. 271— Isaac M. Teeter, 2S November. 1915. F.J. Hartley, 28 May, 191(i
272 — Hy. Rolston, Ki October, l!tl5 Jno. Munroe, 22 October, 1915, Jas. Dunkley
2 January, 1910. 274— J. Nichol, 7 September, 1915. 277— H. W. La Rush. 15
October. 1915, Wm. Crawford. 2(i October, 1915. 279 — Simon Aitcheson, 9
September, 191.5, Robt. I. Lockhart. 20 October, 1914. 2.S2 — Geo. Parrott. 31
October, 1915. 28.3— Wm. Webster. 5 Januarv. 1916, C. E. Weise. 0 June, 1916.
286 — Jno. Scandrett, 22 February. 1916. Jos. Readini;, 27 February. 1916. 287 —
Ernest Weeks, April. 1915, Thos Pritchard, 12 October, 1915. 290 — Jno Thomp-
son. 5 June, 1916. 291 — .-Vlex. I.owrev, 18 December. 1915. 297 — Chas. Sturmer.
13 September. 1915, Reginald Sears. 24 December. 1915. 300 — Thos. H.May. 17
April, 1916. 302— Wm. H. Ingram, 12 .September. 1915, W S. Graves, 12 Febru-
ary, 1915, S. A. Potticary, 20 September, 1915. 303 — Jno. Sturdy. Matthew
Nairns. 304— H. Warnica. 25 October, 1915. 309— Wm. Meadel. 11 April, 1916.
311— Hugh Simp.son. 25 March. 1916 312— Wm R. Waghorne. 2 March. 1916,
A. D. Brander, 30 December 1915, las. Dalev, 24 Februarv. 1916 3U—
Peter Coates. 1 July, 1915, H. McEwing, 2 October 1915. 316 — Wm. Mc
Cartney. 6 October, 1915. Arthur Pearson, 6 October, 1915, C. Rasson, 5
May.. 1916. 319 — Robt. McDonald, 1 August, 1915. 320 — Wm. McKay,
3 August, 1915, Francis Elliott, 17 June. 1916. .322 — Fred. W. Harrison,
9 February, 1916, F. M. P. Watts. 323— Ja=. Croft, 9 September. 1915,
Robt. McLaughlin, 14 February. 1916. 324 — Jno. Finlavson, 15 October,
1915, A H. Mawson, 1 luly, 1915, R. T. Dickenson, 15 Tan'uarv. 1916. 326 —
I. C. Abel, 15 July, 1915, Geo. Castle, IS September, 1915, Jno. Pugslev, 13 October,
1915, M. Wickett. 8 December, 1915, E. J. F. Ffockes. 7 April. 1916, G. McPherson,
S January, 1916, Hy. Moss, 21 January, 1916, J. B. Creighton, 7 February, 1916,
Thos. Williams, 13 February, 1916. 329 — Robt. Easton, 17 January, 1916, Jas. C.
Mills. 1 April, 1916. 3.30— H. E. Tremeer, 8 June, 1916, Jas. Hy. Case. 18 June,
1916 332— Jno. R. Ross, 13 April, 191.5, Wm. H. Magee, 14 June, 1915, Alfred
C. .Saults, 22 February, 1915, Geo. J. Hess, 5 April, 1915. Geo. McCabe, 3 Decem-
ber, 1915. ,333— Jas Knox, 10 May, 1915. .337— T. R. Gay, 17 August, 1915.
338 — Geo. Gilmore, 26 October. 1915. H. B. Bush, 9 June, 1916. 339 — Aubrev
White. 14 July. 1915. Geo. W. Cutter, 1 November, 1915, J. H. Harrison. 27 Nov-
ember, 1915, Jno J. McQuillan, 1 December, 1915, W. J. Chick, 4 December, 1915.
R. Kelly, 3 February, 1910, T. B. Vick, 2 March. 1916, C. W. Rapp, 7 April, 1916.
T. Callicott. 2 May, 1916, Wm. A. Ferrier, 6 May, 1916. 343— Wm. Walters, 5
f)ctober, 1915, A. E. Guthrie, 27 July, 1915, Geo Henry, 12 September, 1915, Rd.
A. Sheppard. 17 February, 1916. 34(5 — Thos. W. Barber, 24 March, 1916, Geo. T.
Blackbird, 25 March, 1916, Albert E. Breckals, 18 June, 1916, Chas. Edwards, 12
May, 1910. 352— Wm. S. Burd. 24 May, 1916, Jno. Nettleton, 9 January, 1916. 356
— Jas. Miller. 27 December, 1915. 357 — .Solomon Ryckman, 16 April. 1916. 358
— W. G. McKellar, 11 fanuary. 1910, Albert H. Stratton. 27 Januarv, 1916, R. Mc
Fee, 15 May, 1916 .3,59— W. H. Davidson. 3.50— .'Vubrev White, 14 July, 1915,
Robt. FuUerton, 1 December, 1915. 361 — .Simon Devlin. 12 August, 1915, G. H. S.
Wilson, 15 October, 1915. .362— Harry A. Williams, 13 March, 1915, E. G. Ger-
olomy, 18 January. 1916. 367— Jas. H. Hall. 5 July, 1915, Robt. M. Larter. 11
July, 1915, C. W. Harding, 2 February, 1916, D. Fitzpatrick, 4 March, 1916. Wm.
H. Wright, 24 March, 1916, J. E. Braund, 23 April, 1910. E. M. Caslon, 6 June, 1916
368— E. A. Buckman, 1 May, 1916, A. E. Soper, 22 May, 1916. 369 — Albert
Sharpe, 11 July, 1915. Jos. Be'.l. 19 May, 1915, Thos. G. Earl, 31 May, 1916, Hy.
Culham, 15 June, 1916. 371— Thos. Westwick, 11 July, 1915, W. G. J. Stetham.
372 — Jno. R. Boag, 21 July, 1915, Robt. Magwood, 24 November, 1915, Chas.
Findlay, 15 February, 1916. D. F. Wilkins. 6 May, 1916. 373— Alex. Eastman, S
September, 1915, C. E. Yokom, 6 May, 1916. 377— Andrew Fead. 15 October,
1915, Jno. Palmer, 18 December. 1915. 378 — Ernest F. C. Thomson. 9 December,
1915. 38(J— E. G. Howey. 29 May, 1915, Tno. Hamilton, 24 April, 1915, John
Andrew, 20 October, 1915. 382 — N. E. Adams. 13 October, 1915, Jno. Huxtable,
12 December, 1915. Geo. Midgley, 28 July, 1915, G. Belanger, 1 February. 1916,
Jas Anderson. 12 .Vpril, 1916, Geo. McNair. 1 May, 1916. 384 — Hy. F. Falkiner,
4 July, 1915. D. McGill, 2 October, 1915, Hy. Hart, 26 .September. 1915, Aubrey
White, 14 July, 1915. II. C. Parker, 20 December, 1915, Wm. Fahey, 5 April, 1916,
J. Matthews. 20 February, 1916. R. E. R. Reevall, 2 April, 1916, R. G. C. .Stewart.
28 March. •191(). .38.5— G. G Ramsay. 10 February, 1916, M. L. Aitkin, 15 April,
1916. 387— Wm. W. Frew. 391— Robt. Stanton. 21 April, 1916, Tas. Waugh.
24 June, 1916. 393— Jas. Edgar. 17 February, 1916. 394— Nelson C. McCarty,
27 July, 1915. II. G. Gourlay, 14 November, 1915. 39,5 — Ray A. Smith, 26 March.
1916. 39(5 — Wra. Ino. Ferguson. 27 August, 1915, S. Howther, 3 October, 1915,
Jno. Irwin, 29 October, 1915. 398— Ed. Mosgrove, 10 June, 1916. 400 — Donald
R. McKay, 15 December. 1915, Wm. Slade 16, 1916. 401— John F. Chapman. 21
July, 1915, Thos. Nesbitt, 27 November, 191.5. Wm. Donaldson, 10 January, 1916.
418 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
402 — Thos. Batton. U Xovember, 1915, Win. Milieu, 22 November. lOlo. 403—
W. W. Meacham. 23 November. 191o. Tho.s. Reynolds, 17 fanuarv. 191G, G B.
White. 19 Januarv. 191H. A. R. Nash. 23 January. 1916. D. H. Hind. 28 January.
1916, R. F. Whyte, 18 April. 1916, J. G. Morgan. 1 June, 1916. 40.5— A. MacKav,
4 December. 1915. W. Y. Daykin. 19 September. 1915, A. N. Grasswell. 6 April.
1914, 406— Jno. Austin, 27 April, 1916. 409— Archie E. McEachren, 17 Novem-
ber, 1915, John J. McNeil, 26 February. 1916, A. F. Cooper, 25 Feb. 1916, G.T.
White, 26 February-, 191 i. 41(J — W. H. Sheppard, 25 January, 1916, Chas. Clarke,
15 February, 1916. D. McTntyre. 7 April. 1916. 412— Ashley F. Goodall. 11
October. 1915, Jno. Hearst. 4 December, 1915, M. McLennan, 26 March, 1916, R.
G. Aitkin, 15 June. 1916. 414— A. Barkwell, 4 August, 1915. L. D. McCoU, 26
April, 1916. 41.5 — Thos. Hatton. 4 April, 1916 Tno. Morton, 7 May. 1916, W.
.Armstrong. 24 May. 1916. 416 — Jas. Robinson, 1915, R. P. Gardiner 1915. M.
Wilson, 17 May, 1916. 41S — Stewart Kennedy, 2 July. 1915. R. McLennan. IS
November, 1915. 421 — Jas. Park, 23 August, 1915, Lewis A. Rounding, 17 May,
1916. 42.3 — Geo. Cottrell, 27 November, 1915. 426— Jno. Witheridge, 17 Nov-
ember, 1915. Jas. H. Raybould. 15 February. 1916, E. G. E. Ffokes. 1 April. 1916,
R. A Carter. 1 May. 1916, Tas. H. McGhie. 29 May. 1916. 427— Jno. B. McNab,
Jno. Stewart, 30 December, 1915. D. Jacobs. 1916. 428 — Jno. W. Irwin, 25
August, 1915, Jno. E. Munro, 13 November. 1915. 429. Geo Smith. 12 January,
1915 J. W. Strong, S September, 1915. 430 — John Richardson, 25 August, 1915,
Wm. J. Ward, 31 July, 1915. 431— Chas. Elder. 24 August. 1915. A. Bell. 19 Oct-
ober. 1915. 435 — -Jno. A. McMuUen. 13 February. 1916. Josiah Frost. 5 March,
1916. 437 — Jas. Kerr. 12 December, 1915. Chas. Cooper, 16 November. 191.5. J.
P. Bucker, 27 March. 1916. D. E. Manning. 13 Apr.l, 1916 43.S— Aubrey White,
14 July, 1915. Wm. Leach. 27 August. 1915, W. H. Nix. 14 October, 1915, D. J,
Sellars, 29 May, 1916, Thos. W. Barber. 24 May. 1916. T. L. Blatchford. 27 April,
1916, W. Eddy, 3 May, 1916 T. G. Elwin, 20 October, 1915. 4.39— Edward H.
Tiffany. 15 March, 1916. 441 — C. C. Taggert. 22 February. 1916 451 — Edward
King. 11 December. 1915, C. Woodcock, 29 April, 1916, Fred. Train, 10 June, 1916.
4.52 — Wm. H. Wood, 14 October, 1915, Jas. E. Brownell. 9 June. 1916. 453— Jas.
Robb Stewart. 14 December. 1915. Heber S Lewis. 3 January, 1916.
456 — Thos. H. McKay. 26 Februarv. 1916 462— Donald McCosh. 25 March,
1915, Albert N. Morgan. 24 May, 1915. 466— Wm. A. Sneath, 13 March,
916. 469— John Hawkshaw, 7 October, 1915. 470 — Saml. Reid. 27 February,
1916, Tno. A. Scott, 15 May, 1916. 473— Gea. H. Bird, 15 July, 1915,
.\ubrey White. 14 July, 1915 Jno. C. Jorian, 19 December, 1915. 474— A. S.
C. Rogers, August. 1915. Jas. Miller, 31 December 1915, Malcolm S. Mercer,
16 June, 1916. 47.5 — Verner S. ONeil. 30 October. 1915. Thos. W. Towlson, 23
April, 1915, Wm. Hy. Warwick. 478— F. Parker. 14 July. 1914. 479— Jas. L.
Rolston, 5 April, 1916. 480 — Hy C. Markley. 18 June, 1915. 481— Wm. J. Lun-
ness, 23 January, 1915, J. D. Treloar, 11 May, 1915. 484 — David Gardiner, 3 June,
1916. 485 — David T. Scharf, 16 September, 1915, Fredk. Warrington. 26 April,
1916. 486 — W. S. Eldridge, 25 June. 1915, Arthur Tones, 24 November, 1915,
W. F. Henderson, 24 April 1915, E. C. Nichol. 13 Tanuary. 1916. 487— R. A.
Fortune 9 May, 1916, Wm. S. Burd, 24 May, 1916. 490— R. M. Phalen, 16 June,
1916. 492— Jas. M. Reid, 14 June, 1916. 494— Jas. Purchase, 4 September, 1915,
Tno. M. Kenneth. 25 August. 1915. Jas. M. Virtue, 18 April, 1916. 49.5— Thos. B.
"Wilson, 17 June, 1916. Hv. Hartung, 2 April. 1916. 496 — Aubrey Wnite 14 July,
1915. 497 — Ernest Monck. 7 August. 1915. 501 — A. G. C. Beswick. 10 Decem-
ber, 1915. 50.5— Andrew Fonger, 12 June, 1916. 507— J. J. McNeil, 8 April, 1916,
51.3— Geo. O. Gallagher, 29 August. 1915. Fred. L. Briggs. 27 October. 1915, 514—
Aubrev White, 14 July, 1916, Epupson Green, April, 1915, Jos. McKibbon, 31
Tanuarv, 1916. 51.5— W. R. McCormack, 27 July, 1915. 516— Benj. Mason, 10
February, 1916. 520— J. Melville Davy, April, 1915. 521— Duncan H. Hind, 28
January, 1916. 526 — Andrew Curren, 20 December, 1915. 529 — Wm. G. Mc
K'Jlan, 11 January. 1916. .532— Jno. N. Magill. S May. 1916.
RESTORATIONS 1915-1916.
No. .5 — E. F. Chapman. 9 — D. R. Benson. 11 — Robt. E. Rawlins. 14 —
Rowdan Taylor. 16— Jno. C. Papineau. J. E. Hansford. 20 — W. T. Lane. 22—
F. A. Ogletree. 44— Wm. H. Bailey. 45 — Frank W. Heyd, Jos. Le Rush. W T.
Ciiddens. K. M. Willison. 52 — Wm. H. Easton, C. E. Hawkins. 61 — Alex.
Ironsides. Tno. C. Tufford. H. McKillip 03- Rd. Moore. 64 — G. McK. Nichols,
J. B. Campbell. R. Preston. 65 — W. A Saddler. 68— Chas B. Touli. 75 — Geo.
Knight. 76 — W E. Leadbetter. Jno. E. Sharman. 77 — Norman D. Milne 78 —
M. A. Hendershott. 79— Henry Barber. Chas. EUiott. 81 — Thos. C. West. 84—
Tno. McMurray. 86 — E. S. Pittam. Hy. L. Piper. 94 — Wra. Garthwaite. Edgar
"lohnson. 97— Saml. J. Bond. 100— M. Watson. 101— Chas. Wj'nn. 103— J.
Sangster. 10.5— N. B. Kales. 110— S. I. Burchill, Jno. Baker. 121 —
Chas. Beay. 127 — Jno. A Nugent. A F. Scott. 128 — Wm. R. Kelly.
13g_Peter' McCallum. 144 — Robt. L. Bell. 147 — Andrew B. Merrilees.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 191(3 -419
15;5— Robt. J. Durrant. 155— VV. A.Noble. 150 — W. Vanderlip, Geo. H.
O. Brookes. 159— Geo. W. Alexander. 105— Jno. W. L. McCraney. 171
— Ara \V. Forbes. 172— Daniel Rodger. 177— C. W. F. Gorrell. 185—
E. Martindale. 192 — \Vm. Ironside. 193 — Geo. Huffman, Wm. Reveley,
Chas. F. Day. 194— John Boges. C. Collins. 190— J, lo. VV. Coombs.
.\. D. Sinclair. 21S— John Craig. A. J. W. Rumsey. 219— Wm.
Knight. 223— E. W. Pickford, M. S. Nicholl. 22.S— R. W. Burgess. 230— F.
T. Robinson, S. M. Malev, A. S. Jamieson. A. McKenzie, S. B. Smith, Percy M.
Peac6ck, Wm. D. Bothwell. 231— Fredk. Hovvland. 233— Wm. J. Semple. 239
— R. E. Jones. 243— Chas. B. Bell. 249— D. Caston, R. D. Carty, F. G. Hannah,
L. L. Perry. S. W. Swain, J. M. Davidson, D. .\. McLean, F. G. Walbridge. 2.50—
Thos. C. McBurney. 2.53— R. J. Elliott. 254— Jas. C Groom. 257— W. R.
Thorn. B. E-lCanriff. 205 — Edward Bacon. 206 — John A. Cameron, Jno. Hut-
chison. 274— A. J. Ridley. 277 — Jno. C. Abbey. 282— Jas. R. Scott. 289—
Gardner Tuckey. 290— Chas. J. Hyde. 304— Thos. Moore. .307— R. A. Mc
Intosh. 312— David S. Seed. 310— W. Sutherland. E. Callaghan, W. J. Maughan
319— Jacob Symington. 320— Wm. MacKay. 322— Wm. S. Yule. 323— Geo.
E. Yorke, Wm. Ellis, S. E. Williams. 330— Walter Foster. 332— Edward H.
Eidt. 337— J. H. Robins. .338— W. A. Terry. ,3,39— H. B. Hutchinson, W. G.
K. Scott, D. Ellsworth, A. J. Mitchell. 341— M. Calder. 344— Harry Dean.
347 — Geo. R. Sutton. 34S— ;Chas. B. Bueler, Fred. H. Gregory. 354 — Jas. D.
Acton. 360 — August Briese. 362 — John G. Edgar. 304 — Jas. McRoberts, Wm.
Pierce. 368 — R. L. Graham. 371— R T. Porter. 37S— Chas. W. Bogee. 380
— S. J. Rendle. 382 — Fred. A. Taylor. Saml. Wright. 3S4 — G. W. Broughton.
387 — Frank Graham. 388 — E. Ironsides. 39fJ — T. M. Wilson. 391 — E. R.
Shaw. 392 — -Andrew Watson. .396 — Jno. A. McKinnon. 398 — Norman McLean.
403 — Alex. Wallace, R. F. Whvte. 409 — Geo. Cooper, A F. Cooper, B. McBride.
410— Chas. W. Boon, Jackson Blizzard, J. E. Stephenson. 412 — W. R. Thorn.
414 — Alex. McKenzie. M. Wilman. L L. McPhail. Hy. K. Frost, Peter Johnson.
41.5 — Edwin A. Lodge, Geo. Pratt. 418— R. McCuaig. 419 — Alex. C. O'Xiel,
Wm. Thornton, Thos. McKenzie. Abram Bright, Peter Mitz. 422 — Francis Clif-
ford. 420— Thos. Patterson. 431— Walter Beston. 433 — Albert Luloff. 434 —
Jas. Baker, A. Mathieson, W. W. Webster, Jas. Beatty, C. W. Elliott, Wm.
Cochrane. 43.5 — Hy. Towan. .\. A. Brinkman, W. Wilde, Geo. A. Mathieson, Jos.
Knox, Geo H. Francis, Hy. Seabrook. 439— Jno. R. Mcintosh. 443— W. T.
Raycroft. 460— Jno. A. Waddell. 404— R. Badenock. 473— Jas. H. Walker.
47.5 — G. S. Howick. Geo. Hy. Gibson Chas. O. Pilgrim. 477 — Edward B. Grigg.
478- Walter F. Hearns. 4.S5— .\rchd McColl
SUSPENSIONS REMOVED BY GRAND LODGE, 1915-1916.
105 — Richard Smith, R. T. Smith.
3n ^emoriam
Right Worshipful Brother
Thomas L M. Tipton
P.D.D.G.M. Niagara District No. 10, and a member of
Amity Lodge No. 32, Dunnville.
DIED AUGUST 8th, 1915.
Right Worshipful Brother
Robert McDonald
P.D.D.G.M., Niagara District No. 10, and a member of
Hiram Lodge No. 319, Hagersville.
DIED AUGUST 14th, 191.5.
Right Worshipful Brother
George C. Holden
P.D.D.G.M. Hamilton District No. 8, and a member of
Acacia Lodge No. 61, Hamilton.
DIED AUGUST 22nd, 1915.
Right Worshipful Brother
Richard Mahoney
P.D.D.G.M. Wellington District No. 7, and a member of
Guelph Lodge No. 258, Guelph.
DIED OCTOBER 28th, 19] 5.
3n iHemoriam
Right Worshipful Brother
James E. Merriman
P.D.D.G.M. Niagara District No. 10, and a member of
Maple Leaf Lodge No. 103, St. Catharines.
DIED NOVEMBER 2nd, 1915.
Right Worshipful Brother
William Webster
P.D.D.G.M. Prince Edward District No. 13, and a member of
Eureka Lodge No. 283, Belleville.
DIED JANUARY 5th, 1916.
Right Worshipful Brother
John Nettleton
P.D.D.G.M. Georgian District No. 9, and a member of
Manito Lodge No. 90, Collingwood.
DIED JANUARY 9th, 1916.
Right Worshipful Brother
William A. Sneath
P.D.D.G.M. Georgian District No. 9, and a member of
Coronation Lodge No. 466, Elmvale.
DIED MARCH 13th, 1916.
3u iHemoriam
Right Worshipful Brother
William Simpson
Past Grand Senior Warden, and a member of
Sussex Lodge No. 5. Brockville.
DIED APRIL 9th, 1916.
Right Worshipful Brother
Daniel Derbyshire
Past Grand Registrar, and a member of
Sussex Lodge No. 5, Brockville.
DIED JUNE 18th, 1916.
Right Worshipful Brother
William H. McFadden
P.D.D.G.>L Toronto District No. 11, and a member of
Ionic Lodge No. 229, Brampton.
DIED JUNE 21st, 1916.
Right Worshipful Brother
James Birch
P.D.D.G.M. Erie District No. 1, and a member of
Wellington Lodge No. 46, Chatham.
DIED JULY 6th, 1916.
Right \\ orshipful Brother
William Henry Cavell
P.D.D.G.M. Toronto East District No. 11a, and a member of
Zeta Lodge No. 410. Toronto.
DIED JULY 9th. 1916.
3n iMrmoriam
Very Worshipful Brother
James Might
Past Grand Pursuivant, and a member of
J. B. Hall Lodge No. 145, Millbrook.
DIED JANUARY 26th, 1915.
Very Worshipful Brother
Alexander McGachie
Past Asst. Grand Director of Ceremonies, and a member of
King Solomon's Lodge No. 43, Woodstock.
DIED AUGUST 13th, 1915.
V^ery Worshipful Brother
John McLeod
Past Grand Steward and a member of
Unity Lodge No. .376, Huntsville.
DIED DECEMBER 3rd, 1915.
Very Worshipful Brother
John Midgley
Past Asst. Grand Director of Ceremonies, and a member of
St. Thomas Lodge No. 44, St. Thomas.
DIED FEBRUARY 19th, 1916.
Very Worshipful Brother
Edward H. Tiffany
Past Grand Junior Deacon, and a member of
Alexandria Lodge No. 439, Alexandria.
DIED MARCH 15th, 1916.
3n jHemoriam
Very Worshipful Brother
Thomas W. Barber
Past Grand Director of Ceremonies, and a member of
Dufferin Lodge No. 338, Wellandport
DIED MARCH 24th, 1916.
Very Worshipful Brother
Edward Mosgrove
Past Grand Steward, and a member of
Victoria Lodge No. 398, Kirkfieid.
DIED JUNE 10th, 1916.
Very Worshipful Brother
William O'Brien
Past Asst. Grand Organist, and a member of
St. John's Lodge No. 209a, London.
DIED JUNE 22nd, 1916.
Very Worshipful Brother
Samuel Wesley
Past Grand Director of Ceremonies, and a member of
Corinthian Lodge No. 96, Barrie.
DIED JULY 4th, 1916.
Very Worshipful Brother
Arthur Bowlby
Past Grand Senior Deacon, and a member of
Wilson Lodge No. 113. Wnterford
DIED JULY 19th, 1916
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, LONDON, 1916 425
LIST OF GRAND LODGE OFFICERS, 1916-17
The Grand Master
M.W. Bro. Sydney A. Luke Ottawa
The Deputy Grand Master
R.W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope HamUton
The District Deputy Grand Masters
R.W. Bro. Win. J. Douglas Windsor Erie District No. 1.
Fred. W. Judd St. Thomas Erie District N'o. la.
Wesley Carter Sarnia St. Clair District No. 2.
Cjrus H. Zicglcr London London District No. 3.
Percy T. Coup'.and St. Marys South Huron District No. 4.
" John Watson Listowel North Huron District No. 5.
" Harry P. Stoneman.. Ingersoll Wilson District No. 6.
Everon Flath Drayton Wellington District No. 7.
Geo. H. Lanigan Hamilton Hamilton District No. 8.
Wm. J. Hill AUistcn ..Georgian District No. 9.
Chas. T. Farrell Grimsby Niagara District No. 10.
John W. Lawrence Toronto Toronto West Dist. No. 11.
" Harris C. Tugwell Toronto Toronto East District No. 11a
John A. Rowland Toronto Toronto Centre Dist. No. lib
(ieo. M. Peebles Colborne Ontario District No. 12.
Henry F. Ketcheson.. Belleville Prince Edward Dist. No. 13.
John H. Birkett Kingston Frontenac District No. 14.
"Wm. L. Tait Smith's Falls St. Lawrence District No. 15
Chas. W. Jeffrey Ottawa Ottawa District No. 1(1.
Dugald Mc Bane Rainy River Algoma District No. 17.
Chas.W.McCrca Sault Ste. Marie Nipissing District No. 18.
Jos. Hilliar Burks Falls Muskoka District No. 19.
James B. Begg Lindsay Victoria District No. 20.
John A. Locke Cardinal Eastern District No. 21.
Reginald H. James Cobalt Temiscaming District No. 22
lames C. Spence Brantford Brant District No. 23.
.\ndrewP. Johnston. Walkerton Bruce District No. 24.
John A. Mills Shelburne Grey District No. 2.5.
The Grand Wardens
R.W. Bro. Wm. H. Line Grand Senior Warden London
R.W. Bro. James G. Cane Grand Junior Warden Toronto
The Grand Chaplain
R.W. Bro. Rev. W. H. Snelgrove Gait
The Grand Treasurer
M.W. Bro. E. T. Malone .' Toronto
The Grand Secretary
R.W. 6ro. R. L. Gunn Hamilton
The Grand Registrar
R.W. P.ro. Jos. W. Hickson Toronto
Appointed Officers.
V.W. Bro. Wm. C. Crozier. Kingston..-. Grand Senior Deacon
Wm. A. Rose, Fergus Grand Junior Deacon.
Harvey A. Dempsey, Stratford Grand Supt. of Works.
Geo. H. Coo, Fort William Grand Dir. of Ceremonies.
.\lfred E. Raynes, Tillsouburg Asst. G. Dir. of Ceremonies.
Edward A. Mackenzie. P.rockville Asst. Grand Secretary.
Wm. A. Robinson. Brantford Grand Sword Bearer.
Wm. J. A. Carnahan, Toronto Grand Organist.
Rev. Louis W. Diehl, Paisley Asst. Grand Organist.
Willard W. Fitzgerald, Wellington Grand Pursuivant.
Grand Stewards.
V.W. Bro. Victor Williamson Walkerville
James B. Watson Kincardine
Charles Jackson Nilestown
Matthew R. Richardson Flesherton
Wm. H. Biggar Port Robinson
Frank G. Treraayne Sutton West
Thomas A. Lamon Richmond Hill
John Conley Renfrew
lames B. Willis North Bay
Geo. A. Ryan RiceviUe
los. Whyte Rogers Toronto
Chas. Sievers Ottawa
426 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Grand Standard Bearers
V.W. Bro. Wm. J. Fenton. Brampton. V.W. Bro. Robert Anderson. Havelock'
The Grand Tyler
Bro. Chas J. Halley Belleville
Historian of Grand Lodge.
M.W. Bro. J. Ross Robertson Toronto
BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES
President
R.W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope, Deputy Grand Master Hamilton
Vice-President
R.W. Bro. Wm. X. Ponton Belleville
By Virtue of Office
M.W. Bro. Sydney A. Luke, Grand Master Ottawa
Hon. J. K. Kerr, Past Grand Master Toronto
Henry Robertson. Past Grand Master Collingwood
J. Ross Robertson. Past Grand Master Toronto
His Honour Sir John M. Gibson, Past Grand Master Hamilton
W. R. White, Past Grand Master Pembroke
E. T. Malone, Past Grand Master Toronto
J. E. Harding, Past Grand Master Lindsay
Benjamin Allen, Past Grand Master Toronto
J. H. Burritt Past Grand Master Pembroke
A. T. Freed. Past Grand Master Hamilton
D. F. Macwatt. Past Grand Master vSarnia
Wm. D. McPherson, Past Grand Master Toronto
H. R. H. Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught, Past Grand
Master Ottawa
R.W. Bro. Wm. H. Line, Grand Senior Warden London
James G. Cane. Grand Junior Warden Toronto
R. L. Guim, Grand Secretary) Hamilton
District Deputy Grand Masters
R.W. Bro. Wm. J. Douglas Windsor
Fred. W. Judd St. Thomas
Wesley Carter Sarnia
Cyrus H. Ziegler London
Percy T. Coupland St. Marys
John Watson Listowe!
Harry P. Stoneman IngersoU
Everon Flath Drayton
Geo. H. Lanigan Hamilton
Wm. J. Hill Alliston
Chas. T. Farrell Grimsby
John W. Lav\rence Toronto
Harris C. Tugwell Toronto
John A. Rowland Toronto
Geo. M. Peebles Colborne
Henry F. Ketcheson Belleville
John H. Birkett Kingston
Wm. L. Tait Smith's Fall,
Chas. W. Jeffrey Ottawa
Dugald McBane Rainy River
Cha=. W. McCrea Sault Ste. Marie
Jos. Hilhar Burk's Falls
James B. Begg Lindsay
John A. Locke Cardinal
Reginald H. James Cobalt
James C. Spence Brantford
" Andrew P. Johnston Walkerton
John A. Mills Shelburne
AXXUAL COMMUNICATION. LONDON. 191() 427
Elected by Grand Lodge
V.W. Bro. J K. Reid • Windsor
R.W'. Bro. Thomas Rowe London
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;,;-'■ ^,°","^ ^'ortb Bay
Wm. M. LoEan ;. , Hamilton
ir . ^I^t^fadden Toronto
W. J- Drope Grimshv
Ceo. S. May Ottawa'
Alex. Lowan Barrie
V.W. Bro. R, F. Richardson '.'"""".."!!".'"."."...." '.Strathrov
Appointed by the Grand Master
R.W. Bro. B. S. Sheldon Berlin
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• 1 homas Shanks Ottawa
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?if° ?T- ^f"**" Toronto
Wm N. Ponton Belleville
■^ ^^T^ 1, Kingston
Roger Miller Ingersoll
.1. C. Bartram Ottawa
W. Bro. Milton Wilhee .■.'.. .'Brantford
COMMITTEES.
Audit and Finance.
cu ? ^X- ^^"'^ S^^" ^- ^^^y- "Ottawa (Chairman); B. S. Sheldon, Berlin: Thomas
Shanks. Ottawa. Geo. H. Smith, Toronto; J. McC Potts. Stirling; Wm. J. Douglas.
Windsor; C. H. /legler, London; H. P. Stoneman, Ingersoll; J. H Birkett Kings-
ton; C. W. Jeffrey, Ottawa.
Condition of Masonry.
R. W^Bro. Wm. N. Ponton, Belleville (Chairman ) ; M. W. Bro. R. T Malone.
Toronto; R. W. Bros. W. J. Drope, Grimsby; J. B. Way, Sault Ste. Marie Wm H
Lme. London; James G. Cane, Toronto.
Warrants.
~ ^ ,y^'^^''°^ -^ J Voung, Xorth Bay (Chairman); A. Shaw, Kingston; H C
Tugwell, Toronto; F. W. Judd, St. Thomas; Wm. L. Tait, Smiths Falls; D Mc
Bane, Ramy R.ver; C. W. McCrea, Sault Ste. Marie; John A. Locke. Cardinal;
C T. Farrell. Grimsby.
Benevolence.
. J^- ^' Rro. J. A. Macfadden, Toronto (Chairman); ^^ W. Bro. J. H Harding
Lindsay; R. W. Bros. Thos. Rowe, London; Alex. Cowan, Barrie; J. C Bartram
""=l«'?i/, A. Rowland, Toronto; P. T. Coupland. St. Marys; E. Flath. Drayton;'
W. J- Hill. Alhston; H. F. Ketcheson, Belleville, Jos. Hilliar, Burks Falls- V W
Bro, J. F. Reid, Windsor.
Grievances and Appeals.
R. W. Bro. F. W. Harcourt, Toronto; (chairman) M. W. Bros T H Burritt-
Pembroke; W. R. White, Pembroke; Benjamin Allen, Toronto- Wm" D McPher-
,son, Toronto; D^ F. Macwatt, Sarnia; R. W. Bros. Roger Miller. lAgersoll-
,'/■„ c-tM'*^''"- Hamilton ; Jas. B. Begg, Lindsay; Jas. C. Spence, Brantford J \ '
Ml s, Shelburne; J. W. Lawrence. Toronto; R. H. James. Cobalt; W Bro jililton
Wilbee, Brantford.
Constitution and Laws.
M. W^ Bros. J H Burritt. Pembroke (chairman); Hon. J. K. Kerr, Toronto:
Henry Robertson, Collingwood; J Ross Robertson. Toronto; Sir John M Gibson,
Hamilton: W. R. White, Pembroke; Benjamin .\Ilen. Toronto; A T Freed Hamil-
ton; D. F. Macwatt, Sarnia; Wm. D. McPherson, Toronto.
Fraternal Dead.
R. W. Bro. Wm M. Logan. Hamilton (chairman); R. W. Bro. Geo ^r Peebles.
Colborne.
Printing and Supplies,
rr X: ^^ S*"",,? J^- Richardson. Strathroy (chairman) M. W. Bro. A. T. Freed-
Hamilton; R.W. Bros. R. L. Gunn. Hamilton; Wesley Carter, Sarnia- A P-
Johnston. Walkerton; John Watson, Listowel.
Fraternal Correspondence.
M. W. Bro. A. T. Freed Hamilton (chairman).
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Appendix to Proceedings of 1916
REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE
A. T. Freed, P. G. M., Chairman
To the President of the Board of General Purposes :
On behalf of the Committee on Foreign Corres-
pondence I beg to submit the following report. Pro-
ceedings of Grand Lodges reviewed are the following :
Alabama 1915
Alberta 1915
Arizona 1915
Arkansas 1915
British Columbia 1915
California 1915
Colorado 1915
Connecticut 1916
Cuba 1915
Delaware 1915
District of Columbia. 1915
England 1915
Florida 1916
Georgia 1915
Idaho 1915
Illinois 1915
Indiana 1916
Iowa 1915
Ireland 1915
Kansas 1916
Kentucky 1915
Louisiana 1916
Maine 1915
Manitoba 1915
Maryland 1915
Massachusetts 1915
Michigan 1915
Minnesota 1916
Mississippi 1916
Missouri 1915
Montana 1915
Nebraska 1915
Nevada 1915
New Brunswick 1915
New Hampshire 1915
New Jersey 1915-1916
New Mexico 1915
New South Wales 1915
New Zealand 1915
North CaroHna 1916
North Dakota 1915
Nova Scotia 1915
Ohio 1915
Oklahoma 1916
Oregon 1915
Pennsylvania 1915
Prince Edward Isrd.1915
Quebec 1916
Queensland 1915
Rhode Island 1915
Saskatchewan 1915
Scotland 1915
South Australia 1915
South Carolina 1915
South Dakota 1915
Tasmania 1916
Tennessee 1916
Texas 1915
Vermont 1915
Victoria 1915
Virginia 1916
Washington 1915
Western Australia. .1915
West Virginia 1915
Wisconsin 1915
Wyoming 1915
ii GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
ALABAMA.
The ninety-fifth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Alabama was opened at Mont-
gomery December 1st, 1915. Henry Clanton Miller
Grand Master.
Speaking of the duties and responsibilities of
Masons, Bro. Miller, in the opening of his address
said:
We have foes without, and foes within, our ranks; and
one of our greatest within is the brother who has knelt a\
our sacred altar and received the same solemn obligations,
professing a belief in God and calling upon Him to help him
and "keep him steadfast," and now lets fall from his lips
such profanity as to make one almost shudder.
Nine dispensations had been granted during the
year for the formation of new lodges. Unfortun-
ately the charters of three lodges had been sus-
pended or arrested for failure to comply with the
requirements of the constitution.
The Grand Master congratulated the Grand Lodge
on the manner in which the finances of the Masonic
home had been managed during the year. An
amendment to the constitution had been adopted
by wdiich lodges throughout the jurisdiction pay
$3 to the funds of the home on the passing of each
candidate. Fifty cents per member for that pur-
pose is paid yearly.
He had ruled that every member of a lodge
who is present at a Masonic trial must vote unless
nearly related to the accused.
The Grand Master objected to the require-
ments of the Alabama law in respect to physical
perfection, and he recommended that the consti-
tution be so changed that the subordinate lodges
would pass upon the physical suitability of can-
didates, subject to the approval of the Grand
Master. Grand Lodge approved the suggestion,
and it will be referred to the lodges throughout the
jurisdiction for their approbation.
In concluding his address the Grand Master
said:
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE Hi
Today, as never before, has Masonry had the respect
and admiration of all thinking people. It stands for moral-
ity and right-living; its stand for education and enlighten-
ment; its stand for independence and free thought and free
speech and the right to worship our God according to the
dictates of our own conscience, without infringing upon the
rights of any man, has endeared it to the hearts of all good
and true men who honor their home, their God and their
country.
On recommendation of the Committee on
Foreign Correspondence the Grand Lodges of
Queensland and the Philippine Islands were recog-
nized, and an exchange of representatives author-
ized. A protest aginst recognition of the Grand
Lodge of the Philippine Islands from the Regional
Grand Lodge (Spanish) was not entertained.
The report on Foreign Correspondence, by M.
W. Bro. Nathaniel L. Mewhinney, is arranged by
topics and not by jurisdictions. This plan has
advantages and disadvantages. Its advantage is
that it gives a good summary of what leading
Masons throughout the world are saying; its defect
is that it does not give a sufficient account of what
they are doing. It is a record of opinion and not
of history. Bro. Mewhinney has evidently put a
lot of work into his report.
Lodges in Alabama 554, including two under
dispensation; members 27,916, a gain of 368.
Walter Smith, Tuscaloosa, Grand Master.
George A. Beauchamp, Montgomery, Grand
Secretary.
ALBERTA
The tenth annual communication of the Grand
Lodge of Alberta was opened at Red Deer May 26,
1915. M. W. Bro. Judge J. A. Jackson Grand
Master.
Immediately after the opening the members
of Grand Lodge united in singing the national an-
them, after which the following resolution was
"carried unanimously amid hearty cheers:"
iv GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Resolved, on motion of M.W. Bro. Ven. Archdeacon
G. H. Hogbin, D.D. (1), seconded by M.W. Bro. J. T.
Macdonald (9) "That the terms of the following resolution
be cabled through the proper channel to his Majesty the
King."
The Grand Lodge of Freemasons of Alberta now in
session humbly desires at this time to assure his Majesty
the King of its loyal fealty to his august person and to the
Empire.
We realize that with our allies we are engaged in a just
attempt to preserve for all time, not only for ourselves, but
for those who come after us, and for mankind at large,
those foundations of liberty, freedom, equality and justice
which have been among our most prized blessings.
Tens of thousands of Canadian men, many of them
members of our ancient fraternity, are offering their lives
on the altar of national sacrifice, knowing that no sacrifice
is too great for the preservation of national honor.
We beg to assure his Majesty that the Freemasons of
Alberta are ready and willing to loyally bear their share of
the Empire's burden.
God Save the King.
The address of the Gratid Master is brief, and
for the most part of a business character. He had
constituted and consecrated seven lodges, and in-
stalled their officers; and had granted dispensations
for the formation of four new lodges. Two lodges
had secured incorporation under the provincial act.
The Grand Master of Saskatchewan had asked that
lodges near the border of the two provinces might
be permitted to encroach on the territory of lodges
in the adjoining province for the sake of conven-
ience; but Bro. Jackson had declined to assent to
this arrangement. He referred the matter to the
Board of General Purposes, which recommended
that no general action be taken, but that in individual
cases candidates might be permitted to join lodges
in another grand jurisdiction by waiver of juris-
diction. The recommendation was adopted.
Bro. Jackson's remarks on the war are elo-
quent and patriotic. Among other good things we
find the following paragraph:
We, all of us, have the utmost faith in the righteous-
ness of the cause for which our empire is fighting and in
the ultimate victory that will, by the grace of God, be ours.
It is too early to attempt to say what will be the effects of
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE v
the war, yet I think I can truthfully say that our empire
has been cemented together as never before. Individualism,
pride, strife, petty ambitions and the money-god will not
regain the places formerly held by them in the minds of
people. Unity, humility, charity, benevolence and brother-
hood will take their places.
He had asked for subscriptions in aid of a
Canadian Field hospital; and, though the lists had
not been closed, he had received and forwarded
fifteen hundred dollars for the purpose named.
Grand Lodge had also raised more than a thous-
and dollars for relief of sufferers by the disaster at
Hillcrest mine; and about the same amount was
sent direct by private lodges and by brethren.
He recommended that the ceremonials of
Grand Lodge be thoroughly revised; that the visits
of the Grand Master be to joint meetings of lodges
rather than to individual lodges; that forms of
resolutions be sent to the various lodges with in-
structions as to procedure, relating to incorporation
of lodges; and that the earnest attention of the lodges
be called to the advisability of preserving the re-
sources to the utmost. The near future, he said,
will make the question of Masonic relief even more
important than it is now.
Warrants were issued to eight lodges during
the year; three were continued under dispensation;
and dispensations were granted for the formation
of four new lodges. On recommendation of the
Committee on Foreign Relations and Correspond-
ence the National, Independent and Regular Grand
Lodge of France was recognized and an exchange
of representatives authorized; a request for recog-
nition from the York Grand Lodge of Mexico was
not granted.
The report on Foreign Correspondence is by
Bro. S. Y. Taylor, now Grand Master. It is brief,
but well-written and readable.
Lodges in Alberta 89, including six under dis-
pensation; members 6,672, an increase of 633.
S. Y. Taylor, Calgary, Grand Master.
vi GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
George Macdonald, M.D., Calgary, Grand Sec-
retary.
ARIZONA.
The thirty-third annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Arizona was opened at Prescott
February 9th, 1915. Charles Miller Smith Grand.
Master.
Three special communications had previously
been held, all for the purpose of laying corner-
stones.
Inevitably the thoughts of the Grand Master
turned toward the great war in Europe and the
dreadful sufferings of those engaged in it and of
helpless women and children suffering for the neces-
saries of life because of it. He said:
That vast numbers of our brethren are engaged in the
conflict, and that many of them have died at their post of
duty, there can be no doubt. Therefore the vows which
we, as Masons, have taken, should forcibly remind us of
the duty that we owe to those who appeal to us for aid.
and who are less fortunate than ourselves. My brethren,
the cry of the distressed and needy from over the seas has come
to our ears and claims our attention, and that a quick response
is being made is revealed to us by the action of many lead-
ing officials of our order at a conference held in the city of
Cincinnati, Ohio, on the 29th day of November last, the
restdt of which was that, for the first time in the history of
Freemasonry, all the grand and subordinate bodies in the
United States are united in a charity that promises to be
the largest ever undertaken.
A candidate was accepted in Lodge A: before
receiving any degree he removed to the jurisdiction
of Lodge B. The Grand Master ruled that, at the
request of Lodge A, Lodge B might confer the
first degree upon the candidate, but both lodges
must be certain of the identity of the candidate.
Bro. Smith had visited every lodge in the
jurisdiction. He had noticed that uniformity of
work did not exist, and hoped for improvement in
that respect. He also censured the practice of
smoking in lodge while at work.
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE vii
Grand Lodge decided not to select a permanent
place of meeting.
An application for recognition of the National
and Independent Grand Lodge of France was laid
over for a year.
Apparently there was no report on Foreign
Correspondence.
Lodges in Arizona 24; members 2,564, a gain of
239.
ter.
George Alexander Bridge, Bisbee, Grand Mas-
George J. Roskruge, Tucson, Grand Secretary.
ARKANSAS.
The seventy-fourth annual communication of
the Grand Lodge of Arkansas was opened at Little
Rock November 16th, 1915. Charles E- Rosen-
baum Grand Master.
The roll of deceased Past Grand Masters was
called and funeral grand honors given.
Announcement was made of the death during
the year of two Past Grand Masters — M. W. Bro.
A. J. Witt, who was Grand Master in 1909; and
M. W. Bro. Christopher C. Ayers, who was Grand
Master in 1897.
The Grand Master had sent out an appeal to
the lodges soliciting subscriptions in aid of sufferers
by the war in Europe. A sum of S440.88 was
raised and forwarded to the chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee of the War Relief Association.
The Grand Master called attention to the fact
that appeals had come to him from lodges to in-
itiate candidates "in every way desirable except
that they could not comply with the strict con-
struction of our edicts as to physical perfection."
He had, he said, no power to grant dispensations
to accept such candidates, and he trusted that some
solution of the question might be found which
viii GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
would be acceptable to the craft. The Committee
on Masonic Law and Usage, to which the subject
was referred, recommended the adoption of the
following resolution :
That any person possessing the requirements prescribed
by Masonic law and usage, although not physically perfect,
but possessing no defect which incapacitates him from giv-
ing and seeing all signs, grips, steps and salutations, in-
cluding the positions necessary to take the obligations, and
who can give and hear the secret words of Masonry, shall
be eligible to the degrees of Masonry.
This, however, did not meet with acceptance,
and the whole matter was remitted to the com-
mittee with instructions to report at the next
annual communication of Grand Lodge.
In concluding his address Bro. Rosenbaum
said:
As we go along life's pathway, there are here and there
those incidents or efforts of endeavor which leave an im-
print on our hearts and minds which we may well liken to
the halting at some mile stone we reach on a traveled road,
and where, because of the mingling of congenial comrades,
we linger long before we reluctantly depart on our way.
It is with this thought I liken my term as Grand Master
of this Grand Lodge.
A resolution was offered to the effect that all
newly-made Master Masons must within a reason-
able time pass a satisfactory examination in the
third degree in open lodge. It was referred to the
Committee on Masonic Law and LTsage for report
at the next annual communication.
No report on Foreign Correspondence appears
in the Proceedings.
Lodges in Arkansas 523, including five under
dispensation; members 20,766.
L. P. Kemper, Siloam Springs, Grand Master.
Fay Hempstead, Little Rock, Grand Secretary.
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
The forty-fourth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of British Columbia was opened at
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Victoria Thursday, June 17, 1915. James vStark
Grand Master.
Bro. Stark had been a very busy man during
his term as Grand Master. He had visited about
fifty lodges, and had presided at eleven emergent
communications of Grand Lodge. One of the latter
was for the purpose of attending the funeral of M.
W. Bro. Israel Wood Powell, the first Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge. Bro. Powell was born at Port
Colborne, Ontario, in 1837, and was seventy-eight years
of age at the time of his death. He was initiated
ia 1858, and had been a Mason 57 years. He was
Worshipful Master of a lodge in 1861, and had been
an installed Master fifty-four years. He was elected
Grand Master of Masons in British Columbia in
1871, and was Past Grand Master forty-four years.
M. W. Bro. Lacey R. Johnson, who was Grand
Master in 1885 was also among those whose loss
by death was deplored.
Circulars had been issued prohibiting the print-
ing on lodge notices of the names of candidates to
be balloted for. Also advising the discontinuance
of expensive banquets and the studying of economy
generally.
Dispensations were granted for the formation
of two new lodges.
A draft for a thousand dollars had been sent
on behalf of the Grand Lodge in aid of the Belgian
relief fund.
A body of Masons had been found in the citv
of Vancouver called the Masonic Senate, and Bro.
Stark submitted that such a body should not be
permitted to continue, as it might eventually usurp
some of the powers of the Grand Lodge. We can-
not share that fear; still the name was not wisely
chosen, and it is better to change it.
Respecting the war Bro. Stark had these wise
and patriotic remarks:
Our empire has suddenly been plunged into the vortex
of a terrible war, a war unparalleled in the history of the
world. Our fraternity has nobly responded to the country's
call, by giving as its quota the very best material it posses-
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ses. Many of our brethren have gone to the front imbued
with commendable patriotism, sacrificing their possessions
and all they hold dear, that they might assist in the defence
of king, right and justice. It is our part, brethren, to do
all in our power for their cheer, comfort and encourage-
ment. Let us not be lacking in this respect, but may we
continue our unflagging interest in their behalf. Many
valuable lives have already been sacrificed on the battle-
field. Let the sympathy of this Grand Lodge flow out to
the bereaved ones, and where necessity demands, let us
unsparingly display the beauties of brotherly love, relief
and truth.
He recommended that lodges should be for-
bidden to initiate candidates on the evening in
which they are accepted; and, in accordance with
that recommendation, Grand Lodge resolved that a
period of at least two weeks mtist elapse between
acceptance and initiation. Doubtless the intent is
to provide for cases in which objection to candi-
dates may be made after election.
In the address of the Grand Master there was
a reference of some kind to the order of the East-
ern Star. A brother objected to this, and the
passage was struck out.
Bro. Stark was happy to be able to state that,
during the year the progress of the order in Brit-
ish Columbia had been phenomenal, and that peace,
harmony and good fellowship prevailed throughout
the jurisdiction.
A resolution of loyalty and devotion to the
king, the crown and the empire, "under circum-
stances so unparalleled in the history of the world,"
was unanimously adopted and cabled to the king,
and a most gracious reply was received from his
Majesty while Grand Lodge was still in session.
The very interesting and comprehensive report
on foreign correspondence is by R. W. Bro. W. A.
DeWolf-Smith, the Grand Secretary. While we
read Bro. Smith's reports with a great deal of
pleasure, and derive instruction from them, we
cannot help thinking that our good brother is at
times just a little bit hypercritical. For example,
he says that M. W. Bro. Aubrey White, at the
communication of Grand Lodge in 1913, was "lay-
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ing it on pretty thick to call Ottawa 'the metrop-
olis of Canada,' " There is no doubt that Ottawa
is not a metropolis in the sense of being a mother
city; but modern usage has quite forgotten the
meaning of the original words. To-day a metrop-
olis is the seat of an archbishop, or a principal seat
of legislation or of commerce. One of the defini-
tions given by the Century dictionary is, "The
capital city or seat of government of a country, as
London, Paris or Washington." Bro. White was
strictly correct in calling the seat of government for
Canada a metropolis.
Lodges in British Columbia 79, including five
under dispensation; members 7,678, an increase of
502.
William C. Ditmars, Vancouver, Grand Master.
Dr. W. A. DeWolf-Smith, New Westminster,
Grand Secretary.
CALIFORNIA.
The sixty-sixth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of California was opened at vSan
Francisco October 12th, 1915. Benjamin F. Bled-
soe Grand Master.
The Grand Master evidently felt that he could
not do the work he ought to do in one year. He
said: "A single year barely suffices to enable a
Grand Master to get the vision of the boundless
possibilities and opportunities of Freemasonry: the
whole course of his after life, inspired and actuated
by that vision, should be the true test of his ap-
preciation of the obligation cast upon him." He
was appointed a judge of the United States Dis-
trict Court on the very day on which he was in-
stalled as Grand Master, and the duties of the two
offices pressed heavily upon him. But he appears
to have borne the burden and performed his duties
thoroughly and well.
He had constituted thirteen lodges, and granted
dispensations for the formation of seven new lodges.
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He had denied a number of requests for dis-
pensations to ballot for rejected candidates within
a year, because he thought the right to cast a black ball
was "a sacred right to which every conscientious Alason
should be permitted to lay claim," and he would not
use his office to "further any plan whereby it was
sought in any way to override a black ball cast by
a brother." He added: "We are concerned not
merely with getting new material into the frater-
nity: we are deeply and vitally concerned with
maintaining the utmost harmony betw^een those
who are already in it."
In answer to a question he had ruled that
there was no authority in California law for the
formation of a board of relief to consist of re-
presentatives from the craft lodge, chapter, com-
mandery, Scottish Rite and Eastern Star. The
brethren of the craft lodge must see to it that
Masons needing relief were provided therewith to
the extent of the abilities of the members. "This
responsibility," he said to the enquirers, "you cannot
escape nor apportion between yourselves and any
other organization or organizations."
The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania claims ta
hold perpetual jurisdiction over candidates rejected
in Pennsylvania. Some persons . belonging to that
class went to California and were there accepted.
Upon this the Grand Master of Pennsylvania
issued an edict declaring that such persons must
not be recognized as Masons by any lodge or breth-
ren in Pennsylvania. M. W. Bro. Bledsoe tells us
that he "was led to admonish the Grand Master
of Pennsylvania that 'the Grand Lodge of Califor-
nia does not recognize in any degree at all your
claim to perpetual jurisdiction over rejected can-
didates applying within the jurisdiction of your
Grand Lodge. We consider a candidate who has
resided for at least one year within this jurisdiction
and who is in good faith a citizen of this state,
available material for membership here if he pos-
sesses the requisite qualifications in other respects. "^
Brother Bledsoe is undoubtedly in the right.
Every Grand Lodge has power to declare the con-
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ditions under which it will accept material. To say
that it shall not do so is to deny its sovereignty.
The case of one McGrew, who was expelled
from Masonry in JMassachusetts and subsequently
received by a lodge in California, has, it appears,
never been oflRcially brought to the attention of the
Grand Lodge of California. M. W. Bro. Bledsoe re-
ferred the whole matter to the Committee on Juris-
prudence, to consider and report to the Grand
Lodge, "in order that justice may be done and that
the good name of our fraternity in California may
not be permitted to fall into disrepute." The
Committee on Jurisprudence was unable to make a
final report, and there will be further enquiry.
The Grand Master could not recommend recog-
nition of the Independent National Grand Lodge of
France, and no action in that direction was taken.
Bro. Bledsoe had been invited to participate in
a conference for the purpose of forming a war relief
association, with the design of "collecting funds for
the relief of Masons, their families, their widows
and orphans, many of them made destitute by the
terrible ravages of war in Europe." The invitation
added: "Special attention will be given to the needs
of Masonic brethren in Belgium." Bro. Bledsoe
was unable to attend the conference in person, and
he deputed the Grand Secretary, V. W. Bro.
Whicher, to represent him. Bro. Whicher appeared
to sympathize with the objects of the association,
and conditionally promised its members that Cali-
fornia would bow to the judgment of the others,
and would contribute her share of whatever might
be required. The Grand Master was imbued with
the same sentiments. He said to his brethren of
California: "Your cause is the cause of humanity
and in it I enlisted, not merely for this year, but
for all the years that were to be mine." His heart
was sore when he, read of the suffering in Belgium,
and his hand was quick to answer the cry for as-
sistance, for he contributed generously of his means.
But as Grand Master of Masons in California con-
straint was on him. He said:
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As an individual my heart goes out to the suffering
citizens of Belgium; as an individual I have contributed,
and purpose in the future to contribute again, to such
funds as may be collected for their assistance and benefit.
As a Mason, however, and particularly as the Grand Master
of the entire Masonic brotherhood of California, I feel that
I am not authorized to divert any of the funds of our
order to the relief of the Belgians, howsoever greatly they
may be suffering and irrespective of their present actual
needs; and this for the reason that to do so would, without
doubt, excite adverse criticism on the part of our good
German brethren, of whom we have many in California,
and who, entertaining the feeling which they do that their
mother country is rightfully at war with Belgium, would
naturally and with reason, resent any show of preference
or sympathy for the people of Belgium evidenced by such
action a? I have referred to above.
And that appears to be the most dreadful and
the most sorrowful thing ever written in the annals
of Freemasonry. Just think of it: Belgium, a strict-
ly neutral and unoffending country, inhabited by
peaceful and industrious people, was invaded by
myriads of German soldiers, having no excuse, and
pretending no excuse, except that Belgium was "so
necessary to Germany." The Belgian cities were
partially destroyed, towns were burned, art works
of priceless value were ruined or carried off, fac-
tories were closed, industries ruined, the food of the
people seized; unarmed, unresisting and unoffending
men were lined up in hundreds and shot in order to
strike terror into the people; women were outraged,
children mutilated, homes burned, and whole com-
munities, including Masons, driven out without
food or shelter to perish of cold and hunger. The
compassionate heart of the whole civilized world was
roused by the revelations of suffering, and money
flowed out like water to save if possible the rem-
nants of the people. Especially were Masons active
in the work of humanity. But Bro. Bledsoe felt
that he could not ask the brethren of California
to assist in saving the lives of these poor people
because the hyphenated Masons of his jurisdiction
wished them to die. One's sympathies go out to
the Grand Master in view of the constraint put
upon him. "And yet the pity of it, lago: O lago,
the pity of it, lago."
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The excellent and full report on Correspond-
ence is, as heretofore, by M. W. Bro. Edward H.
Hart. Noting an exchange of felicitations between
the Grand Lodge of South Dakota and [other Ma-
sonic and unmasonic bodies, Bro. Hart said:
In our humble judgment, these receptions of com-
mittees from other organizations, whether they be orders
of the Eastern Star, commanderies of Knights Templar, or
anything else of that character, are out of order; and, in
our judgment, an exchange of greetings, or receptions of
officers, from other bodies should be strictly limited to
Grand Lodges of Free and Accepted Masons; and the ap-
pearance on the floor of a Grand Lodge of a lady from the
Eastern Star, or a representative from the so-called Grand
Commandery, or any other body, even if the Grand Lodge is
at ease, is out of place.
He is right, but the voice of one crying in
the wilderness is not likely to get a hearing.
Lodges in California 375; members 55,341, a
gain for the year of 2,162.
Albert G. Burnett, Sacramento, Grand Master.
John Whicher, Masonic Temple, San Francisco,
Grand Secretary.
COLORADO.
The fifty-fourth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Colorado was opened at Denver
September 21st, 1915. Charles H. Dudley Grand
Master.
Bro. Dudley was called upon to deplore the loss
by death of M. W. Bro. Harper M. Orahood, who
was made a Alason in 1864, and was Grand Master
in 1876.
"The general condition in our jurisdiction," he
said, "is good. There has been a most satisfactory
increase in the membership, testifying to the in-
terest in Masonry by those without, to the labors
of the craft in advancing our welfare, and to the
force of an ever- widening influence."
Three lodges had been constituted and a dis-
pensation granted for the formation of one new
lodge.
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A somewhat complicated situation reported by
the Grand Master was as follows: A profane
petitioned a lodge for initiation, and gave a check
on his bank for the fee. He was rejected; but
about that time the bank failed and his check was
worthless. He demanded the return of his money.
The officers of the lodge declined to return it because
the check was of no value. The matter was referred
to the Grand Master. He decided that the Con-
stitution required all moneys received by lodge
officers to be turned into the funds of the lodge;
and, as the check in question had not been so
dealt with, but remained attached to the petition
of the applicant, the lodge must make good the
amount of the check. He was right.
In concluding, the Grand Master said:
My brethren, we cultivate the rose in our gardens,
that it may bud and bloom, and its fragrance and beauty
reward us for our labors. I would that we may, even more,
cultivate Masonry that it may bud and bloom in our hearts
and its fragrance and beauties, unfolding greater visions and
pointing to the heights, return to us in happiness, inspira-
tion and sweet content, all that we may offer in thought,
word, act and deed.
A brief address was delivered by M. W. Bro.
Chas. Withrow, who was Grand Master in 1866 —
forty-nine years earlier. In 1861, said Bro. With-
row, there were three lodges on the roll, with a
total membership of 67.
The comprehensive and interesting report on
Correspondence is by M. W. Bro. Lawrence N.
Greenleaf, who always has something to say, and
always says it well. Bro. Greenleaf asks:
Is there any symbolism in a burning taper, with special
emphasis on "burning," or, is the light radiated therefrom
its real significance? This question arose in our Grand
Lodge last year in connection with the use of gas or elec-
tricity in imitation candles, and the "burning question"
was decided in the affirmative.
The present writer has never known the ques-
tion to be asked before. In this jurisdiction three
lesser "lights" are used; but there is no require-
ment as to the light producer. Candles, coal-oil,
gas and electricity are used at will. If we carry
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the idea of the symbol back to the temple it is
reasonably certain that candles were not ' used
The seven-branched golden candlestick was not a
candlestick but a lamp stand. And now, since
we have failed to answer satisfactorily Bro Green-
leaf's question, possibly he will answer ours-
Where should the three lesser lights be placed—
near the altar, or near the chairs of the three prin-
cipal officers of the lodger
Lodges in Colorado 146; members 17 422 a
gain of 664. ' '
Robert M. Simons, Denver, Grand Master.
Charles H. Jacobson, Denver, Grand Secretary.
CONNECTICUT.
The one hundred and twenty-eighth annual
communication of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut
was opened at Hartford Februarv 2nd 1916
Clarence R. Austin Grand Master. -
During the year there had been one emergent
communication for the purpose of laying the corner-
stone of a Masonic home building. The ceremonies
were performed by the Grand Master.
Bro. Austin reported peace and harmony
throughout the jurisdiction. He added: "Our rela-
tions with the fraternity throughout the world are
most cordial and friendlv, and our prosperity and
growth are extremely satisfactory and a source of
pride to every member of the fraternity."
During the year one Connecticut lodge cele-
brated Its fiftieth anniversary, one its hundredth
anniversary, and two their one hundred and fiftieth
anniversary.
The Grand Master called attention to the im-
proper publicity given to lodge affairs. In some
jurisdictions the names of candidates are published-
and, while Connecticut had not gone so far as that,'
too much of what ought to be considered private
business was published in the daily papers
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Recognition was extended to the Grand Lodge
of Queensland, and an exchange of representatives
authorized.
Fees and dues from constituent lodges to
Grand Lodge were fixed as follows: For each mem-
ber of a lodge $L25, of which thirty-five cents to
be used for defraying the expenses of Grand Lodge
and ninety cents for the charity foundation; for
each initiate and each affiliate in a lodge $5, the
whole to be for the charity foundation.
The city of Hartford was selected for the
permanent meeting place of Grand Lodge.
M. W. Bro. George A. Kies, the Grand Sec-
retary, presented the report on Foreign Corres-
pondence, which was in his best style. From his
concluding remarks we take the following very
excellent and pertinent observations:
There is still a tendency in some Grand Lodges to over-
legislate, although we believe this to be gradually decreas-
ing. The trouble is, some narrow-gauge men are continually
obsessed with the desire to "do something." And a little
thing like the organic principles of Masonic law would never
swerve them. The result is that the constituent lodges are
often cheated out of some of their fundamental and proper
rights. Again, these gentry often propose much "half-
baked" legislation. Fortunately their Grand Lodges fre-
quently have the sense to reject the latter.
Lodges in Connecticut 110; members 25,983,
a gain for the 3'ear of 611.
Thomas McKenzie, Pawcatuck, Grand Master.
George A. Kies, Hartford, Grand Secretary,
CUBA.
The Grand Lodge of the Island of Cuba holds
quarterly communications, and also annual com-
munications, the latter several times in the year.
There are in the Island ninety-two lodges,
with 5,183 members, an increase for the year of
273. Five lodges were constituted and consecrated;
and dispensations were granted for the formation of
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seven new lodges. The receipts for the vear were
$12,452, and the expenses $12,127.
Francisco Sanches Curbelo, Havana, Grand
Master.
Carlos G. Charles, Havana, Grand vSecretary.
DELAWARE.
The one hundred and tenth annual communi-
cation of the Grand Lodge of Delaware was opened
at Wilmington October 6th, 1915. William E.
Valliant Grand Master.
Bro. Valliant's statement of the purpose and
duty of Masonry will commend itself to most
thinking men. He said:
I conceive that it is Masonry's duty to inaugurate
and everywhere promulgate, its conception of the father-
hood of God and the brotherhood of man; to instill into
every mind the fundamental principles of justice, humanity
and fair dealing between man and man, and the adoption
of the Golden Rule; to impress upon the world a new view
of the sacredness and inviolability of human life, and of its
infinitely greater value than property rights; and above all
to work for the coming of the day when there shall be
erected and established a great world tribunal for the ad-
judication and settlement of all international disputes,
backed up not only by the public opinion and moral senti-
ment of the world, but by all its physical and industrial
resources.
But we cannot approve of his proposal that
there should be "for the world one supreme Grand
Lodge." Let the Grand Lodges work together in
harmony, as they are doing now; but to have a
central governing body would be found impracti-
cable.
Another suggestion of his worthy of careful
thought is the following:
There is another subject to which I desire to call the
attention of the Grand Lodge, namely, the awakening and
development of more interest in the study of the funda-
mental principles and deep meaning of our forms and cere-
monies. Have we not been paying too much attention to
wholesale birth of Masons, and too little attention to theii*
care and nourishment after they are born? Does not de-
XX GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
gree working monopolize too much of the time and energy
of the Worshipful Master and officers; and insufficient time
and attention given to keeping alive and increasing the
interest of the whole lodge, in the working of the lodge and
in securing better attendance at its meetings?
Fitting reference was made to the loss by-
death of two Past Grand Masters of the jurisdic-
tion— M. W. Bro. George W. Marshall, who was
Grand Master in 1886 and 1887, and M. W. Bro.
Enoch Moore, who presided in 1911.
On the recommendation of the Grand Master,
Senior Wardens of Lodges were authorized to
work the Entered Apprentice and Fellowcraft de-
grees, and Junior Wardens were authorized to work
the Entered Apprentice degree.
The Masonic home had nine inmates; and the
cost of maintenance was S3,410.90, or S379 for each
inmate.
The excellent, though brief, report on Foreign
Correspondence is submitted for the Committee by
M. W. Bro. Harry Jones Guthrie. From his re-
port on Canada we take the following paragraphs:
Our good Canadian brethren, I think, would do the
craft at large a positively great service if the soft pedal was
placed on the report of the Grievance and Appeals Board,
and the laundrying was done in the basement and kept in
the bosom of the family.
I wish for a prodigality of space that I might scissor
the entire report of the Board of General Purposes on the
"Condition of Masonry." It is worth any Mason's time to
read. Our Canadian brethren keep their ^Masonry tuned to
a high scale of idealism.
We fully agree with the criticism in the first
paragraph. It must needs be that offences come;
but it is not necesssary to parade them quite so
extensively.
Lodges in Delaware 22; members (Master
Masons) 3,541, a gain for the year of 118.
Walter W. Bacon, Wilmington, Grand Master.
Virginius V. Harrison, Wilmington, Grand Sec-
retary.
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
The pne hundred and fifth annual communica-
tion of the Grand Lodge of the District of Colum-
bia was opened at Washington December 15th,
1915. Alexander Grant Grand Master.
Previous to that there had been two stated
communications, the first on the 15th of March for
the exemplification of degrees, that is a lodge of
instruction, and the second on the 12th of May.
At the second stated communication a resolu-
tion of sympathy with the relatives of R. W. Bro.
Robert Freke Gould was passed.
A resolution to the effect that a brother sus-
pended for non-payment of dues might be tried for
a Masonic offence by any lodge in the jurisdiction
was defeated.
A resolution was adopted looking to the es-
tablishing at Washington of a university "that will
represent the spirit of American Masonry in its
attitude toward the churches, creeds and countries
of mankind."
Steps had been taken to form an employment
bureau, for the purpose of bringing employers and
seekers for employment nearer together and of
securing positions for members of the fraternity
and their dependent relatives. Grand Lodge will
meet the cost up to $1,000.
Bro. Grant had visited each lodge in the juris-
diction.
A communication was received from the Reg-
ional Grand Lodge of the Philippine Islands
(Spanish jurisdiction) affirming that the Philippine
Masons have a right to jurisdiction in that terri-
tory, and asking that the new Grand Lodge of the
Philippine Islands should be declared illegitimate.
No action was taken. The reasons given for refus-
ing the request were that the Regional Grand Lodge
was not an independent body, but a mere district
grand lodge under the juridsiction of the Grand
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Orient of Spain; that the Grand Orient of Spain is
a body of the vScottish Rite; that it is doubtful if
it ever established a Regional Grand Lodge in the
Philippine Islands; and that the Grand Orient of
Spain has invaded the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania
and California by establishing craft lodges there.
He might have added that, even if the Regional
Grand Lodge had been in existence, the islands were
unoccupied territory, and the Grand Lodge of Cali-
fornia or any other Grand Lodge had a perfect
right to form new lodges there, as in fact the Grand
Lodge of Scotland did. The claim of the so-called
Regional Grand Lodge is absolutely untenable.
M. W. Bro. George W. Baird submitted his
sixteenth report on Foreign Correspondence. Bro.
Baird filled 140 pages, and there is something worth
reading on every page. Under Alberta, he said
that this year the thoughts of Grand Masters "seem
to concentrate on relief and help of the wounded
and sick."
Lodges in the District of Columbia 30; mem-
bers 10,171, a gain for the year of 247.
William \\'. Jermane, Washington, Grand Mas-
ter.
Arvine W. Johnston, Washington, Grand vSec-
retary.
ENGLAND.
A quarterly communication of the United Grand
Lodge of England was held at London March 3rd, 1915.
The Duke of Connaught was unanimouslv re-
elected Grand Master, and he was formally pro-
claimed as such.
The Board of General Purposes had noted that
in some instances the names of candidates were
placed "by fiat of the Worshipful blaster" upon
lodge notices for election who had not been pro-
posed at the immediately preceding regular meet-
ing of the lodge. Such practices, the Board said.
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were calculated to bring discredit and injury upon
the fraternity, and officers of lodges were warned
that they would not be tolerated.
The annual Grand Festival was held on the
28th of April, 1915. The principal business was
the installation and investiture of the officers of
Grand Lodge, after which the brethren dined to-
gether. The Deputy Grand Master, who presided,
said that two Past Grand Wardens were present
who were Grand Wardens fifty years before. They
were Lord St. Aldwyn and Victor Williamson.
A quarterly communication was held Septem-
ber 1st, 1915. The President of the Board of
General Purposes called attention to the fact that
the leaders of the craft in England were w^ell re-
presented in the great conflict by their sons.
Prince Arthur of Connaught was on the staff of
Sir John French; Midshipman the Hon. Guy
Russell, son of the Pro Grand Master, of the Im-
placable, though only seventeen, had been com-
mended for service in action; Captain Lionel
Halsey, son of the Deputy Grand Master, who had
distinguished himself in the fight off Heligoland,
had been promoted to be Captain of the Fleet on
the Iron Duke; and the son-in-law of the Deputy
Grand Master had distinguished himself at Galli-
poli, where he was badly wounded. The patriotism
of the leaders of the craft, all through the struggle,
said Bro. Robbins, "has been proved to be more
than skin deep: it is flesh and blood deep."
Members of English lodges born in enemy
countries had been requested not to attend meet-
ings of their lodges during the continuance of the
war; and, after much discussion, the Board of
General Purposes resolved to recommend that such
brethren be exempt from payment of lodge dues
during the period of their enforced separation, and
also that they should not forfeit their claims upon
the benevolent fund
Discussion of the whole question was con-
tinued at the quarterly communications of Decem-
ber 1st, 1915, and March 1st, 1916; but in the end
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the whole business was settled by adoption of the
report of the board.
In January the Duke of Connaught was re-
elected Grand Master.
Statistics of English lodges are not given.
vSir Edward Letchworth is the Grand Secre-
tary, and his address is Freemasons' Hall, Great
Queen Street, W.C., London.
FLORIDA.
The eighty-seventh annual communication of
the Grand Lodge of Florida was opened at Jackson-
ville January 18th, 1916. Cephas L. Wilson
Grand Master.
The Grand Master announced the death of
Past Grand Master Enos Wasgate, who was born
in Maine in 1820, and was Grand Master in Florida
in 1876 and 1877. Bro. Wasgate was in Boston at
the time of his death, and Massachusetts brethren,
including Grand Master Melvin M. Johnson and
Past Grand Master Dana J. Flanders, took charge
of the Masonic funeral ceremonies.
During the year three lodges had been con-
stituted and eight lodges were formed under dis-
pensation.
A brother asked a dimit from his lodge on the
ground that he had received the gift of the Holy
Ghost, and he could no longer endorse Masonry
because of the imperfections of his brethren. The
Grand Master ruled that if the brother's only
excuse was that he thought other brothers were im-
perfect in their deportment that he would be en-
titled to his dimit, if he desired it. But, on the
other hand, if his objection was to Masonry itself,
and he thought Masonry was not right, then he
should not be granted a dimit, but charges should
be preferred against him and he be given a trial
for unmasonic conduct."
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We should think the brother entitled to his
dimit in either case.
Some of the Florida brethren had been impor-
tuned for money for a McKinley monument, or
McKinley home, or McKinley birthplace, or Mc-
Kinley school in Ohio. These sturdy beggars have
been disavowed by the Grand Lodge of Ohio, but
they keep up their solicitations. M. W. Bro.
Wilson said:
I ruled that it was not proper for persona or lodges in
any foreign jurisdiction to apply to the lodges in this juris-
diction for contributions without first getting the permission
of the Grand Master of this Grand jurisdiction.
A fine monument had been erected over the
grave of Past Grand Master Long at the expense
of Grand Lodge and various Masonic bodies and
brethren.
A request for recognition of the Regional
Grand Lodge of the Philippine Islands was not
granted.
A sum exceeding $30,000 had been raised for
the purpose of building a Masonic Home.
As in former years M. W. Bro. Silas B. Wright
submitted the report on Correspondence. Lender
the heading of Canada Bro. Wright said:
Throughout the entire volume we find the keynote of
loyalty to the nation and to the craft, and apparent deter-
mination to push to ultimate success their efforts in behalf
of the great empire of which they are a part.
Lodges in Florida 233; members 12,724, a gain
for the year of 663.
James E. Crane, Tampa, Grand Master.
Wilber P. Webster, Jacksonville, Grand Sec-
retary.
GEORGIA.
The one hundred and twenty-ninth annual
communication of the Grand Lodge of Georgia was
xxvi GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
opened at Macon October 26th, 1915. N. H. Bal-
lard Grand Master.
In opening his address the Grand Master re-
called the historic fact that Governor Oglethorpe,
the founder of the colony of Georgia, was "an
ardent Mason," and that many of the officers whom
he had selected to assist him in the government
were also Masons. "Thus, contemporaneous with
the colony of Georgia, was Freemasonry intro-
duced." Bro. Ballard added:
The little band of Masons that had gathered strength
and influence for forty years was almost destroyed by the
storms of the Revolution. Their charters and records had
been destroyed, their membership scattered, few as they
were, yet never a band more undaunted and determined that
the growth of Georgia and Masonry should be co-extensive.
In 1787, in the City of Savannah, there was organized
by two lodges the Grand Lodge of Georgia, F. & A. M.
Hear the names of the first three officers: William Stephens,
Grand Master; James Jackson, Grand Senior Warden; and
Sir William Houston, Grand Junior Warden, names in-
separably associated with the early history of Georgia.
Nine lodges were constituted during the year,
and six dispensations issued for the formation of
new lodges.
The Grand Master had received "more than
two thousand requests for construction of Masonic
law," and he tells us that it was a pleasure to
answer each.
Two charters had been arrested, and Bro.
Ballard had the following sad story to tell of one
case:
This arrest was made upon the direct request of the
Master and Wardens of John H. Felt Lodge. They re-
presented to me that they were unable to enforce the Ma-
sonic law of Georgia in their lodge; that although some of
their members were guilty of drunkenness in the lodge
room and, upon charges being preferred, pleaded guilty,
that the lodge refused to administer any punishment what-
ever; that a number of their members were guilty of drunk-
enness; and that a majority of the lodge were so much in
sympathy with these parties that they would not inflict
any punishment whatever.
And yet Georgia is a dry state.
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The meeting of Grand Lodge at Macon was
coincident with the holding of the state fair at the
same town, and the Committee on General Welfare
recommended the Grand Master to ask that the
date of holding the fair be changed so that the
brethren might be able to get sufficient hotel ac-
commodation. Failing that, the Grand Master w^as
given power to "call the Grand Lodge at some place
where no such conflict will occur."
May we call the attention of the Grand Sec-
retary to the fact that the name of the Grand
vSecretary of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the
Province of Ontario, is R. L. Gunni*
On report of the Committee on General Wel-
fare it was decided not to appeal to the lodges for
contributions to the funds of the War Relief Asso-
ciation, but SlOO was granted from the funds of
Grand Lodge.
The good and comprehensive report on Foreign
Correspondence was by Bro. Charles L. Bass. Bro.
Bass appears to have declined re-election, for Bro.
Raymund Daniel is the new correspondent.
Lodges in Georgia 661; members 41,649, a gain
for the year of 1,191.
N. H. Ballard, Brunswick, Grand Master.
W. A. Wolihin, Macon, Grand Secretary.
NOTE.— R. W. Bro. William Alexander Woli-
hin, the Grand Secretary, died at his home in
Macon on the 9th of February, 1916. He was an
able official and held in high esteem as a Mason
and a man. His remains were interred by the
officers of the Grand Lodge. We have not learned
the name of his successor.
IDAHO.
The forty-eighth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Idaho was opened at Boise Septem-
ber 14th, 1915. Andrew Christenson Grand Master.
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Three new lodges were constituted during the
year.
Bro. Christenson ruled that a man employed
as a steward in a hotel, having charge of the dining
room, where guests were served with wine and other
intoxicants, was disqualified for membership in a
Masonic lodge. He also ruled that a lodge could
not officiate as a lodge in laying a corner-stone on
Sunday, "nor on any other day unless the Grand
Lodge has charge."
In closing his address the Grand Master said.
Lest we forget I will repeat part of Brother Pike's
address of last year: I cannot close my report without
uttering my protest against another practice of far greater
consequences and deserving of the greatest condemnation.
I refer to the unmasonic habit of electioneering and log-
rolling for office or other Masonic honors. Our Grand
Lodge sessions have not always been free from these offen-
sive methods, and it is not to be wondered at that some of
our constituent lodges have become tarred with the same
stick. To my mind it is a serious matter and it is difficult
to speak of it with patience. The member who indulges
in it is a Mason in name only. He certainly has not caught
the spirit of the institution. Masonic honors mean much
because they are freely and voluntarily bestowed as a
tribute to the character and services of the recipient, but
when they are secured by contributions and trades of schem-
ing men they cease to be honors at all and become mere
trappings and belongings of cunning wire pullers. This
degrades the institution and robs it of its greatest glory.
On account of failing health Grand Secretary
Randall felt compelled to decline re-election, and
R. W. Bro. George E. Knepper was chosen in his
stead. Bro. Knepper also presented his fourteenth
annual report as chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Correspondence, which is a good one.
Lodges in Idaho 67; members 4,700, an in-
crease of nearly 300
Francis Jenkins, Moscow, Grand Master.
George E. Knepper, Boise, Grand Secretary.
ILLINOIS.
The seventy-sixth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Illinois was opened at Chicago
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October 12th, 1915. Henry T. Burnap Grand Mas-
ter.
The Grand Lodge "was delightfully entertained
with a concert."
Notwithstanding the depressing influence of
the European war, said the Grand Master, "the
growth of our fraternity has not been retarded, but
on the contrary it has steadily increased in numeri-
cal strength."
Of the war the Grand Master said:
There can be no doubt that the universal sentiment of
the fraternity is expressed in a desire for the cessation of
hostilities and in the hope that the day is not far distant
when some supreme tribunal shall be empowered to settle
all international disputes and the suffering and bloodshed
incident to war shall be no more. Meanwhile the frater-
nity should, to the extent of its ability, extend material aid
to those in most need of help as a result of the greatest
conflict at arms that the world has ever seen.
He paid a fitting tribute to the memory of M.
W. Bro. Edward Cook, who was Grand Master in
1897, and who for nearly half a centruy had been
a prominent figure at each session of the Grand
Lodge.
Dispensations had been granted for the for-
mation of twelve new lodges and thirteen lodges
had been constituted and consecrated.
Among the personal appeals made to Bro. Bur-
nap were the following :
One gentleman, who makes no claim to being a mem-
ber of the fraternity, requested the Grand Master to relieve
him of the annoying and undesirable attentions of a lady
whom he alleged to be a member of the order of the East-
ern Star.
Another man, also not a Mason, asked the Grand
Master to take steps to compel a member of the fraternity
to liquidate an unpaid account which he said was justly
due him.
The wife of a Master Mason demanded the summary
expulsion of her husband, not only from the lodge to which
he belonged, but also from the so-called co-ordinate bodies,
on the ground of non-support.
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A gentleman, who had been twice rejected by an
Illinois lodge, made a personal appeal to the Grand Master
to make him a Mason "at sight," stating that he was pre-
pared to pay for this service the "usual fee," whatever it
might be.
Doubtless he will be able to deal satisfactorily
with the Mason who failed to pay his account,
with the brother who would not support his family,
and even with the profane who wants to be in a
class with Bro. Taft; but we solemnly warn him
that if he undertake to repress the irrepressible
sister of the Eastern Star he will find himself in no
end of trouble-
In the opinion of the Grand Master the most
interesting and important event of the year was
the dedication of the new hospital at the Masonic
home at Sullivan. The building is a magnificent
structure, thoroughly equipped, and was presented
to the Home by the Royal Arch Masons of the
jurisdiction.
The report of the Committee on Foreign Cor-
respondence was presented as in former years, by
M. W. Bro. Owen Scott, and it is an admirable
paper.
In fraternal controversy with Bro. Miller, of
Kansas, Bro. Scott takes exception to the granting
of honorary rank in Kansas to the late Robert
Freke Gould, the English Masonic historian. He
thinks no Masonic body should confer upon any
one rank and title to an office he never filled. We
are unable to share that view. There are many
men in Masonry who have never attained to high
office, and who yet have rendered valuable service
to the order. Bro. Gould was one of these. He
was a thinker and student, not a doer of things —
a writer, not an administrator. It was proper that
his work should have recognition, and that recog-
nition could be best given by means of brevet rank,
as is the case in armies and in universities. It
cannot be denied that the conferring of honorary
rank has been carried too far, but we do not think
it was carried too far in the case of Bro. Gould,
who received the highest honorary rank that could
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be given under the English constitution. Bro.
Scott falls into error when he says of Bro. Gould
that "not being of royal blood, he could not, by
English precedents, be Grand Master." The Grand
Lodge of England has existed for two centuries.
During that time there have been three Grand
Masters of royal blood in the Grand Lodge of the
Moderns, one in the Ancients, and two in the
United Grand Lodge of England. The first Grand
Master was "Mr. George Payne."
Lodges in Illinois 837; members L39,271, a pain
for the year of 7,366.
Ralph H. Wheeler, Chicago, Grand Master.
Isaac Cutter, Camp Point, Grand Secretary.
INDIANA.
The ninety-ninth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Indiana was opened at Indian-
apoHs May 23rd, 1916. Charles P. Benedict
Grand Master.
Before the formal opening of Grand Lodge the
delegates assembled under the chairmanship of the
Deputy Grand Master, R. W. Bro. Harry B.
Tuthill, when some fine music was rendered' and
an excellent address on the Spirit of Masonry was
delivered.
The Grand Master said that the affairs of the
jurisdiction had made progress "in keeping with
the spirit of our ancient institution." Peace and
harmony prevailed, the ritualistic work had been
improved, lodge officers were more alert, and "the
Masonic spirit which moves us all to greater deeds
and grander achievements has generally obtained."
He reported the loss by death of two Past
Grand Masters: M. W. Bro. Daniel and M. W
Bro. Sidney W. Douglas. The former was elected
to the Grand East in 1875, the latter in 1893.
Relations with other jurisdictions had remained
cordial in every respect.
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Three lodges had been constituted and dis-
pensations were granted for the formation of four
new lodges.
Many lodges had raised the initiation fee and
the annual dues of members. The Grand Master
said:
I commend such action and respectfully suggest to all
lodges of the state to make ample provision for the larger
demands of the future. No lodge should be without funds
to meet the full requirements of charity and benevolence.
Neither can a lodge reach the full measure of Masonic life
and influence without an occasional expenditure for the
benefit of the members.
Ten corner stones were laid during the year,
and six Masonic halls dedicated by the Grand
Master in person or by his proxy.
A committee had been appointed to take up
the "study side of Masonry," and reports indicated
that the project had been a success. There are
many Masons who are willing to learn: there are
not very many who are able to teach.
Contracts had been let for the building of a
Masonic home.
In his concluding remarks the Grand Master
said :
I am not fearful of the future of Masonry. Its char-
acteristics may change to some degree, but the fundamental
truths will abide. There is a slight tendency in some lodges
to add the club feature, thereby emphasizing the social
benefits. I would warn the Grand Lodge against such a
departure. Masonry is pure gold and needs no alloy. In
my opinion such additions, though based on apparent de-
mand, will only weaken our beloved and ancient institution.
Lodges in Indiana 560; members 73,720, a
gain of 3,706.
Harry B. Tuthill, Michigan Citv, Grand Mas-
ter.
Calvin W. Prather, Indianapolis, Grand Secre-
tary.
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IOWA.
The seventy-second annual communication of
the Grand Lodge of Iowa was opened at Cedar
Rapids June 8th, 1915. George Wesley Walton
Grand Master. Before the formal opening the
brethren assembled at the opera house, where the
Grand Master was formally received, and where
prayer was offered, hymns sung, and speeches made.
On behalf of the brethren of the local lodges an
address of welcome was delivered by R. W. Bro.
John W. Barry.
Among the distinguished visitors were M. W.
Bro. Henry T. Burnap, Grand Master of Illinois
and M. W. Bro. Owen Scott, a Past Grand Master
of the same jurisdiction.
In opening his address Grand Master Walton
referred to the progress the craft had made in Iowa,
and its usefulness to the world at large. He said:
"Probably never before have men so generally
realized the vital importance of Masonry as a power
for enlightenment and uplifting of the national and
moral life of the world as they do today." He
added:
Today there are in round numbers .52,000 Masons in
this state, or one out of every eight men who voted in the
last campaign; surely this ought to mean steady progress
and continued influence along Masonic lines, and it certainly
will if the individual Mason in his own community gives a
good account of himself as an upright man and the lodge
in his locality gives out at all times true Masonic light.
The future lies in our hands, and just in proportion as the
present is improved to the utmost will the future of our or-
ganization be all that we desire.
Accompanied by Grand Secretary Parvin, he
had attended the Peace Festival held at the close
of the annual communication for 1914 of the Grand
Lodge of Canada. Of it he said:
The occasion was a most notable one and of great
benefit to all participating, leading as it did to closer
fraternal relations between the two great countries of North
America. The programme provided both afternoon and
evening entertainment of music and oratory, in which re-
presentatives from both countries feasted, celebrated and
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complimented. The thousands of Masons, with women
and children, singing the national and patriotic songs,
waving the flags of the two countries, was indeed an im-
posing sight, creating an inspiration which more deeply
and firmly cemented our fraternal ties.
Bro. Walton was strong in praise of schools of
instruction. He said: "I can conceive of no in-
vestment for a part of our funds that will prove
more profitable to this grand body and Iowa
Masonry generally, since the outlay involved would
be only a nominal sum."
In company with many other Grand Masters
he deplored the misuse of the black ball. He said:
One of my hardest problems has been to offer a
remedy where this germ has strongly manifested itself. A
few lodges now report themselves at a standstill owing to
these unwholesome conditions. Another deplorable condition
and too prevalent, is the unnecessary publicity given to un-
favorable ballots. I fear many of our brethren soon forget
their vows of secrecy. A lodge's disposition of a petition for
the mvsteries should be both secret and sacred, and its action,
especially if unfavorable, should remain within the confines
of its own walls. If these affairs could be discreetly handled
as was the intent of the originators of our order, there
would be less of heartache and infinitely less food for the
every-ready gossips.
He also condemned in strong language the
practice of smoking in lodge rooms, especially dur-
ing the conferring of degrees. "Where this cus-
tom prevails," he said, "it shows weakness in the
presiding officer and ignorance on the part of those
so indulging."
During the year lodges throughout the state
contributed $1,728 in aid of sufferers by the war in
Europe.
The brethren in Iowa are giving much atten-
tion to Masonic research. Much has already been
done, though the undertaking is still in its forma-
tive stage. The committee of Grand Lodge ap-
pointed for the purpose of organizing and directing
the movement proposes that effort be directed to
the formation of Masonic study clubs; courses of
study for individual students; classes in Masonic
law; lectures on Masonic subjects before schools of
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instruction; traveling libraries, and so on. The
scheme is undoubtedly one of great merit, and we
trust that it will be successful in Iowa and imitated
elsewhere. The work of the Quatuor Coronati
Lodge in England has been of inestimable value to
Masonic students in all parts of the world.
A grant of S300 was made "for the widow of
our deceased brother, R. F. Gould."
The excellent and very comprehensive report
on Foreign Correspondence is continued by M. W.
Bro. Louis Block, who devotes more than three
hundred pages of fine type to his subject.
Referring to the Committee on the Condition
of Masonry in this jurisdiction Bro. Block pays this
fine compliment to R. W. Bro. Ponton:
This committee is a most important one in this Grand
Jurisdiction and is headed by the Right Worshipful W. N.
Ponton, one of the greatest Masons in all Canada, who
always writes a remarkably fine report, and this year his
work seems better than ever. We keenly regret that our
limited space will not permit us to reproduce it entire.
It is a most ma.sterly production, full of powerful appeals
to the minds and hearts of his brethren.
Lodges in Iowa 523; members 51,785, a gain
for the year of 2,235.
Frank S. Moses, Clinton, Grand Master.
Newton R. Parvin, Cedar Rapids, Grand vSec-
retary.
IRELAND.
The annual communication of the Grand Lodge
of Ireland was held at Dublin December 27th. 1915.
The^ Grand Master, the Earl of Donoughmore, was
in FVance, on military duty, and was unable to be
present. The Deputy Grand Master, Sir Charles
Cameron presided, the thoughts of the brethren
were naturally turned largely in the direction of the
great war. In his address Sir Charles said:
The war commenced seventeen months ago, and there
appears to be no prospect of its immediate end; but what
I would like to refer to is the very considerable part the
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Freemasons of Ireland have taken in it. A large proportion
of the population of Ireland came forward and joined the
army and the navy — men of all ranks in life, but more
particularly from the classes from which our order is mainly
recruited and who have so numerously volunteered to serve
their country in this crisis.
He added that no less than fifty-four members
of his own lodge had entered the military and naval
service of the country; and when we consider how
few in numbers most Irish lodges are that is a
wonderful record.
A war relief fund had been raised amounting
to £3,505. The first contribution to the fund was
received from M. \V. Bro. \V. B. Melish, of Ohio,
who forwarded 82,000 from the War Relief Associa-
tion of the United vStates.
Six lodges were warranted during the year, two
of them military lodges, three ordinary lodges in
Ireland, and one in Bombay.
A member asked if he might legally join a
lodge of "Operative" Masons. He was answered
that no such body was recognized in the Irish
constitution.
The following item will prove of general in-
terest:
An application was received from St. Louis,
Missouri, U.S.A., from a Brother R. W. Waters for
a duplicate certificate, the original having been
destroyed by fire. Brother Waters was initiated
in Lodge Xo. 3, Cork, so far back as 1859, and
after an adventurous life in the United States, finds
himself at the age of 85 still a subscribing and in-
terested member of the craft.
Lodges were authorized to remit the dues of
members on active service in the army or navy.
A New Zealand brother wrote to the Grand
Secretary:
Unfortunately' we have only four Irish lodges in New
Zealand, but we are all loyal to the Irish Constitution and
the P.G.L. All four are very much respected, and in good
financial standing, especially Ara 348, which is generally
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recognized as the premier lodge in the Dominion. It is
also the first lodge established in New Zealand, and has
assets to the value of £14,000 over liabilities. The English
have 40 lodges, the Scotch 35, and New Zealand (the Na-
tional Constitution) 201.
There are about 500 lodges under the Irish
constitution in all parts of the world; number of
members not known.
The Earl of Donoughmore Grand Master; Sir
Charles A. Cameron, Deputy Grand Master. Lord
Plunket is the Grand Secretary; but all communi-
cations should be addressed to H. E. Flavelle,
Deputy Grand Secretary, Freemasons' Hall, Moles-
worth Street, Dublin.
KANSAS.
The sixtieth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Kansas was opened at Topeka
February 16th, 1916. William L. Burdick Grand
Master.
Immediately after the formal opening the re-
presentatives of the several Grand Lodges, includ-
ing W. Bro. John E. Ketcheson, representative of
the Grand Lodge of Canada, were presented to
and welcomed by the Grand Master.
In opening his address M. W. Bro. Burdick
said:
Masonry was planted in Kansas in 1854, but this
Grand Lodge was organized at Leavenworth on March 17,
1856, having at that time three lodges working under
ciiarters granted by the Grand Lodge of Missouri; Kansas
Lodge ^afterwards named Wyandotte Lodge), Smithton
Lodge and Leavenworth Lodge. There were at the time
two other lodges working under dispensation.
There are not many jurisdictions of which it
can be said that a Grand Lodge was formed two
years after Masonry was established in the state.
The death was noted of M. W. Bro. David
Blin Fuller, who was born in 1853, was made a
Mason in 1876, and was Grand Master in 1892.
Another loss was that of R. W. Bro. Erasmus T.
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Carr, who was nearly ninety years of age at the
time of his death. He was Grand Secretary of the
Grand Lodge of Kansas from 1861 till 1871.
Five lodges were constituted during the year,
and a dispensation was granted for the formation
of one new lodge.
Of the Masonic home, the Grand Master said:
The monument to Kansas Masonry stands in the city
of Wichita. I refer, of course, to the Kansas Masonic home.
For twenty years this practical evidence of Masonic brother-
ly love has been quietly and unostentatiously translating
into action our ideals of fraternal sympathy and relief.
Its cause is near and dear to our hearts, and in its work we
all take an individual pride.
There were 99 inmates of the home, and the
chief source of revenue is an assessment of fifty
cents each upon the brethren throughout the juris-
diction, though there is a large endowment fimd,
which is steadily growing.
In the conclusion of Bro. Burdick's address is a
paragraph which, though somewhat long for our
purpose, is so good that we feel we must find space
for it:
If your notion of Masonry is that it is a brotherhood
of sincere, loyal, earnest men who believe in the universal
fatherhood of God, in truth, and in brotherly love, beliefs
held not as mere sentiments, but translated into deeds of
loyalty, charity, kindness, sympathy, helpfulnes and for-
giveness; if your notion of Masonry is that its very first
lesson is to be good and true; if your notion of Masonry is
that its highest desire is to promote the true happiness of
man, to enlarge his nobility, to cultivate his manhood; if
your notion of Masonry is that its highest mission is to
recognize the universal Deity and to do good to all; if your
notion of Masonry is that by means of its great and eternal
lights it would direct mankind to higher and better things,
and that it is founded and established upon the broad,
universal, ethical principles that pervade all true religion,
that in its temples the children of every faith may gather,
the Pagan, the Christian, and the Jew, each possessing his
differences in opinion, yet all possessing a unity in life and
in love: if these be your views of Masonry, then "grapple
them to thy soul with hoops of steel." for they are the
eternal verities of our order.
M. W. Bro. Matthew M. Miller presented his
fourteenth report on Foreign Correspondence, which
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as always, was good. In his .report upon Canada
he said:
We regret that we cannot by liberal excerpts do better
justice to the exceptionally splendid address of Grand Mas-
ter W. D. McPherson. We do not recall one more elo-
quently patriotic, and we can well understand the strong
grip he had upon the loyal and patriotic emotions of his
hearers.
In his concluding remarks he said:
In the presence of an overpowering horror, all mankind
are drawn together, and get together, dropping their wisp-
like ties of race or tongue. There were few enquiries as to
the legitimacy of Belgian Masonry among those crowding
and eager to send their contributions of food to hungry
and desolated Belgium; it was sufficient alone to know that
there was dire distress, and all pressed forward in desire to
be helpers, recording their faith and concurrence in that
broadest of creeds:
God hath made mankind
One mighty brotherhood.
Himself their Master,
And the world His lodge.
Lodges in Kansas 412; members 44,062, a gain
for the year of 1,650.
Giles H. Lamb, Yates Center, Grand Master.
Albert K. Wilson, Topeka, Grand Secretary.
KENTUCKY.
The one hundred and fifteenth annual com-
munication of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky was
opened at Louisville October 19th, 1915. George
B. Winslow Grand Master.
Announcement was made of the death of M.
W. Bro. Warren Larue Thomas, who died at Tuc-
son, Arizona, on the 24th of November, 1914, and
was buried at Danville, Kentucky. The Masonic
ceremony was conducted by the Grand Master.
Bro. Winslow recommended a grant to fhe
George Washington Memorial Association, and
Grand Lodge decided that the grant should be
$3,000, payable in three annual installments.
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On the same recommendation 81,000 was
granted to the Masonic War Relief Association.
The Grand Master had refused a dispensation
to a lodge to appear as a lodge in a procession to
welcome a "home-coming" of certain persons. He
said: "Dispensations to go out on mere show
occasions are not be to encouraged."
He had nothing but satisfactory reports to
make of the condition of the craft in Kentucky.
"We now have," he said, "590 chartered lodges,
four others working under dispensation, and a total
membership of 43.387, being an increase for the
year of 1,248."
A member of a Kentucky lodge lived in Texas.
For some offence not stated the Texas lodge within
whose jurisdiction he resided expelled him from the
order. The Kentucky authorities do not appear to
have questioned the reasonableness of the expulsion,
but they aflfirmed that the Texas lodge had no
jurisdiction in the case. The Masonic law of
Kentucky permits the discipline of Kentucky
Masons when residing in other jurisdictions if the
other jurisdictions grant Kentucky a like privilege.
Texas 'does not give that privilege; hence the
Grand Master of Kentucky ruled that the expulsion
was of no effect, and that the offender was still a
member in good standing of his Kentucky lodge.
Bro. Winslow had given a good deal of time
and study to conditions at the Masonic home, and
was not at all satisfied with what he found there.
The home itself was all right, and the manage -
was good; but many lodges in the state failed to
pay their share for the support of the institution.
And those very lodges which failed to contribute
money were foremost in complaining of the man-
agement of the home. The proper way to support
the benevolence of a Grand Lodge, whether by
means of a home or through individual grants, is
to levy an assessment on all the lodges in propor-
tion to their membership.
An unpleasant episode was a controversy be-
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tween the board of the Masonic home and the
editors of the Masonic Home Journal, the official
organ of Grand Lodge. The editors had started
a political and religious controversy, and the board
put a stop to it. The Grand Master was a member
of the board, and a lodge, of which the editors were
members, demanded to know by what right the
board had interfered. After some controversy the
Grand Master suspended the warrant of the lodge.
At the annual communication Grand Lodge ap-
proved the action of the Grand Master; but the
lodge will have its warrant returned if it makes due
submission.
The excellent and readable report on Foreign
Correspondence is by M. W. Bro. William W. Clarke
Of M. W. Bro. MacPherson's address at the annual
communication of 1914 Bro. Clarke says:
The interesting address of the Grand Master is char-
acterized by a diction so delightful as to make its reading a
positive pleasure, aside from the information which it con-
tains.
Lodges in Kentucky 594, including five under
dispensation; members 43,387, a gain of 1,248.
T. J. Adams, Louisville, Grand Master.
Dave Jackson, Louisville, Grand Secretary.
LOUISIANA.
The one hundred and fifth annual communica-
tion of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana was opened
at New Orleans February 7th, 1916, R. W. Bro. B.
B. Purser, Deputy and Acting Grand Master, pre-
siding.
It was the sad duty of the Deputy Grand
Master, in opening his address, to announce the
death of M. W. Bro. Alfred Walter Cheesman, who
had been elected Grand Master in the previous
Februarv, and who died on the 30th September,
1915.
Another loss, severely felt, was that of R. W.
Bro. Richard Lambert, who, for many years was
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Grand Secretary, and who, only at the annual com-
munication of 1915, requested to be retired. The
office of Grand Secretary emeritus was specially
created for him. He had been in the Grand
Secretary's office for forty years. He was eighty-
seven years old at the time of his death, and had
been a Mason fifty-seven years.
Of the state of the order in Louisiana Bro.
Purser said:
We have during the past several years rapidly in-
creased in membership. We have progressed in the know-
ledge of the arts and sciences taught by our profession, as
well as in the deeper and finer knowledge of its true prin-
ciples. Such deficiences as may be found are due to the
fact that the body of Masonry has grown so rapidly that
the craft in general has not fully assimilated the new mater-
ial. Viewing the situation in its entriety, I feel we have
much cause for congratulation and little for disappoint-
ment.
He had ruled that a brother who had not
served a full term as Warden was eligible to the
office of Worshipful Alaster; and that a Fellowcraft
who had been rejected for advancement might sit
in lodge when open in the Entered- Apprentice or
Fellowcraft degree.
On the question of jurisdiction he said:
The Grand Lodge of Louisiana has announced the
doctrine that it neither claims jurisdiction over rejected
material who have acquired domiciles in other states, nor
does it recognize the claim of perpetual or limited jurisdic-
tion by such other grand jurisdictions over rejected material
acquiring legal domiciles in Louisiana.
Bro. Purser had not the objection to the black
ball that so many brethren have and thought it one
of the great safeguards of the craft. He said: "In
my experience I find that I have made mistakes
in voting favorably, but I do not recall an instance
where I regretted an unfavorable ballot." He added:
I do not believe that the black ball is used for petty
spite or for revenge, but I believe in the general conscien-
tiousness of the craft, and I feel that rejections, when made,
are proper, whether the membership at large ever learns
the reason whv or not.
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l^nfortunately, however, factions exist in some
lodges, and members of one faction blackball can-
didates proposed by members of the other faction.
Again, brethren who fail to attain to offices to
which they aspire blackball all candidates through
spite.
Bro. Herman C. Duncan, chairman, submitted
a brief but good report on Foreign Correspondence.
Lodges in Louisiana 229, including three under
dispensation; members 17,768, a gain of 883.
Brittain B. Purser, Amite, Grand Master.
John A. Davilla, New Orleans, Grand vSecre-
tary."
MAINE.
The ninety-sixth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Maine was opened at Portland
May 4th, 1915. Thomas H. Bodge Grand Master.
The Grand Master congratulated the brethren
upon the peace and harmony which had prevailed
throughout the jurisdiction during the year, and he
said: "Our growth has been steady and healthy,
and probably as great as is desirable, the net gain
for the year being 590."
Three Past Grand Masters had died during the
year — M. W. Bro. Charles L. Collamore, who was
Grand Master in 1879 and 1880; M. W. Bro. Elmer
E. SpofTord, Grand Master in 1912 and 1913; and
M. W. Bro. Alfred vS. Kimball, Grand Master in
1902 and 1903.
The rulings made by Bro. Bodge were of local
interest only.
Two lodges had been constituted.
Referring to the suffering caused by the war
in Europe the Grand Master said: "Active relief
measures have been taken and are being carried
forward all over the land, and Maine has been doing
her full share. Foremost upon the committees
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are Masons, and the most prompt and liberal con-
tributors are members of our frathernity."
In Maine, as elsewhere. Masons are bearing a
double burden: as Masons they contribute to Ma-
sonic funds for the relief of the suffering, and as
citizens they contribute to general funds; further,
as Bro. Bodge says, they are foremost in the
activities of benevolence. When the campaign to
raise money for the patriotic fund was in progress
in this city, the writer had occasion to go to the
committee rooms, where the promoters of the fund
were at work. With a single exception all the men
in the room were Masons. Not only do Masons
give, and give ungrudgingly, and give doubly,
when sorrow cries for help, but they are foremost
in the activities of benevolence. The reason is
that Masons are educated to do the work of mercy.
Of the condition of the craft throughout the
jurisdiction the Grand Master said: "The reports
of the District Deputies encourage us to think our
work is in a prosperous condition in nearly every
section."
Past Grand Master Henry R. Taylor, in send-
ing an apology for non-attendance after fifty-two
visits to Grand Lodge, said:
Pardon me if I add, fifty-two times to attend the Grand
Lodge sessions I have journeyed by stage coach, steamboat
and railroad, the intervening 220 miles between Machias
and Portland, which (including return) amounts to 22,880
miles.
Nor was he alone among the faithfuls. R. W.
Bro. Stephen Berry, the Grand Secretary, in his
report said:
This is the 60th annual communication at which T have
occupied this desk. Not one of those present in 1856 is
left for me to congratulate, but the ever changing represen-
tation keeps the Grand Lodge always young and vigorous
despite its near approach to a century of existence, and I con-
gratulate you all on that youth and vigor.
M. W.jBro. Albro E. Chase, chairman, pre-
sented an excellent report on Foreign Correspond-
ence. Quoting our remarks of 1914 anent the
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National and Independent Grand Lodge of France,
Bro. Chase asks: "But is it really and truly so?"
Well, at present there are only three lodges in that
fold. But let us wait till this cruel war is over,
and then we shall see.
Lodges in Maine 295; members 30,884, an
increase of 590.
Thomas H. Bodge, Augusta, Grand Master.
Stephen Berry, Portland, Grand Secretary.
MANITOBA.
The fortieth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Manitoba was opened at Winnipeg
June 9th, 1915. Lynds S. Vaughan Grand Master.
Bro. Vaughan pointed out that "nearly or
quite twenty per cent, of the overseas forces (from
Manitoba, no doubt) are Masons." As there are
only 7,242 Masons in Manitoba out of a popula-
tion of 500,000, this is a very good showing.
In answer to an appeal from the Grand Master
the lodges throughout the jurisdiction had contri-
buted the very liberal amount of nearly $5,000 in
aid of the Queen's Canadian Military Hospital.
The loss by death was deplored of M. W. Bro.
John Leslie, who was Grand Master in 1889.
The Committee on Grievances and Appeals
reported that no grievances had ^ been reported to
the committee, and there were no appeals from the
decisions of any of the lodges.
On report of the Committee of Foreign Rela-
tions and Correspondence the Grand Lodge of
Queensland was recognized and an exchange of
representatives authorized.
M. W. Bros. Edward M. Walker and James A.
Ovas were delegated to attend the peace festival
in this jurisdiction in 1914, and they reported that
the ceremonies were impressive and enjoyable. In
their report they added:
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Little did they think that soon they would be startled
by the eruption of the greatest military volcano that the
world has ever known; an eruption that would reveal to the
world the British Empire (not as a number of disaffected
peoples), but, on the contrary, as a great federation, loyal
in all its parts and ready to go down in death, if need be,
in vindication of Britain's honor.
We venture the statement that if Freemasonry emu-
late the example of the soldier-sons of the Empire and her
Allies by standing throughout the world a federated unit,
it would be a greater factor than it is today in moulding
public sentiment. If in unity there is strength, it may be
well for Freemasonry to purge itself of disaffections and to
become, in fact as in theory, a united Brotherhood.
St. John's Lodge, No. 4, with 441 members,
had thirty men on active service on the Canadian
expeditionary force. And most of us will say: All
honor to St. John's Lodge, No. 4.
There was no report on the doings of sister
Grand Lodges.
Lodges in Manitoba 76, including two under
dispensation; members 7,242, a gain for the vear
of 3L3.
William Fenwick, Brandon, Grand Master.
James A. Ovas, Winnipeg, Grand vSecretary.
MARYLAND.
A semi-annual communication of the Grand
Lodge of Marvland was opened at Baltimore Mav
11th, 1915. Thomas J. Shryock Grand Master.
The Committee of Grievance reported that no
appeals or cases of grievance had been reported
within the six months.
The Board of Grand Inspection reported that
the lodges in the jurisdiction were all in good con-
dition, and a continued improvement in the work
of conferring the degrees was evident.
Announcement was made of the death of M.
W. Bro. John Merrikan Carter, who was Grand
Master in 1878-1879.
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The annual communication was held at Balti-
more November 16th, 1915. Thomas J. Shrvock
Grand Master.
A resolution was oflfered that "Maryland shall
have a Masonic home," but it was unanimouslv
rejected.
Again for six months no grievance had been
reported to the Committee on Grievance.
On recommendation of the Committee on Cor-
respondence the Grand Lodge of Queensland was
recognized, and an exchange of representatives au-
thorized.
R. W. Bro. Henry Branch continued the report
on Correspondence with his accustomed ability!
Reporting the laying of a corner stone in Arkansas,
and noting that a copy of the New Testament was
one of the articles put into the cavity of the stone,
Bro. Branch asked:
What real value has the New Testament apart from
the Old? It is not one volume of a set, in which each
treats of a separate or special subject. The New Testa-
ment has no value at all apart from the old, and for a
lodge to cut the scriptures in two and use the only part
that has no significance to the Hebrews looks like an an-
achronism.
To which it may be replied that in all prob-
ability the lodge had nothing to do with the de-
posit. The building was to be a house of worship
for a Christian church, and no doubt the church
officials selected the articles to be placed in the
corner stone. The officiating Grand Master prob-
ably gave the matter no thought at all.
Lodges in Maryland 116; members 17,135, a
gain for the year of 648.
Thomas J. Shryock, Baltimore, Grand Master.
George Cook, Masonic Temple, Baltimore,
Grand Secretary.
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MASSACHUSETTS.
A quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge
of Massachusetts was held at Boston March 10th,
1915. ISIelvin M. Johnson Grand Master.
Massachusetts has not indulged in the luxury
of a Committee on Foreign Correspondence. Grand
Master Johnson did not recommend that such a
committee should be established, but he asked the
Committee on the Grand Master's address to con-
sider the matter. The committee considered it,
reported adversely, and Grand Lodge adopted the
report.
The death was announced of R. W. Bro.
Thomas W. Davis, the Grand Secretary, who was a
tower of strength to Massachusetts Masonry.
The second quarterly communication was
opened at Boston June 9th, 1915. Melvin M.
Johnson Grand Master.
The death was announced of M. W. Bro.
Charles Carroll Hutchinson, who was Grand Master
in 1896-1899.
The Grand Master reported that he had
■created Masonic districts under the jurisdiction of
Massachusetts in China and Chile and had ap-
pointed District Grand Masters in each country.
An application was received for recognition of
the National Independent and Regular Grand Lodge
of France. On adverse report of a special commit-
tee, of which M. W. Bro. Charles T. Gallagher
was chairman, the application was denied. Bro.
Gallagher is an able writer, a clear and logical
thinker, and a painstaking investigator. His rea-
sons against recognition of the new Grand Lodge
are two: (1) the body is an emigration from the
Grand Lodge of France, which failed to secure
recognition from Massachusetts on the ground of
illegitimacy, and legitimacy cannot come out of
illegitimacy; (2) it has only three lodges with about
120 members. If the first reason is good it should
be good against the York Grand Lodge of Mexico.
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If the second reason is good it should be good
against the Grand Lodge of the Philippine Islands,
which had but three lodges at the start.
The third quarterly communication was held at
Boston September 8th, 1915.
The question of physical qualification had come
before the Grand Master. He had declined official-
ly to rule in particular cases, but had stated the
law of the jurisdiction and asked the ruling Masters
to decide for themselves whether or not the can-
didates could meet the requirements of the law.
The Massachusetts constitution says:
If the physical deformity of any applicant for the
degrees does not amount to an inability to meet the re-
quirements of the ritual, and honestly to acquire the means
of subsistence, it shall constitute no hindrance to his initia-
tion.
The fourth quarterly communication was held
at Boston December 8t"h, 1915.
An interesting incident of this meeting was the
reception of W. Bro. Daniel Hollinger, who was
born on the 15th of September, 1815 and was
one hundred years and two months of age. He
was made a Mason in 1838, and consequently had
been a member of the craft seventy-seven years.
On the 28th of December Bro. Hollinger passed to
his reward.
I So far as Massachusetts is concerned, the Mc-
Grew affair is ended. McGrew was expelled from
Masonry in Massachusetts; he moved to California,
and, after some years, petitioned Massachusetts for
restoration; Massachusetts refused to restore him,
h)ut, in order to make the refusal less harsh and to
leave him free to petition again, it "gave him leave
to withdraw," that ' is to withdraw his petition.
Notice of this leave to withdraw was presented to
a California lodge, by it accepted as an equivalent
to a demit, and McGrew was accepted as a join-
ing brother. Massachusetts protested against the
acceptance of its expelled material; California
delayed an explicit reply; and the situation became
very unpleasant. At length McGrew petitioned
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again, and Massachusetts restored the offender. On
that very day Mr. McGrew died. And so an in-
cident which threatened unpleasantness is closed.
Massachusetts stoutly asserts that it had the
first Provincial Grand Lodge in America, and seems
to make out a good case. To this Virginia re-
plied that the Old Dominion had the first real
Grand Lodge, which was formed in 1778. Not at
all, says Grand Master Johnson, the Grand Lodge
of Massachusetts was formed on the 8th of March,
1777. And in the language of the Massachusetts
poet, "Dies erit praegelida sinistra quum Bostonia."
The Education and Charity Fund of Massa-
chusetts amounts to 8717,690, and the income deriv-
ed from it last year amounted to $27,880. This is
wholly separate from the Temple and Masonic
Home funds', which amount to some millions of
dollars.
The number of inmates of the Masonic Home
was fifty: the cost of maintenance was S386.02 per
inmate, based on a year's residence. In our report
for last year the statement was made that the cost
of maintenance for 1914 was .S572.90 for each in-
mate. This was an error: the figures were those
for 1913, and the correct figures for 1914 were
S393.27.
A stated communication for the installation of
officers was held at Boston on the 28th of Decem-
ber, 1915, when M. W. Bro. Melvin M. Johnson,
who had been re-elected, was duly installed, and
the other officers invested.
At the grand feast which followed M. W. Bro.
Johnson delivered a very valuable and instructive
address. In the course of that address he asked
where the framers of the constitution of the
United States found the ideas on which that docu-
ment was based. The mother country, he said,
had no written constitution, and he continued,
"Whence came, then, the idea of a written docu-
ment comprehensively setting forth the powers and
purposes of governemnt?" His answer is that near-
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ly all the framcrs of the constitution were Masons,
and that they derived their ideas of government
from the Constitutions of Freemasons compiled by
Anderson and republished in Philadelphia in 1734
by Benjamin Franklin. And right there we take
issue with Bro. Johnson. The framers of the con-
stitution of the United States based their work
upon the English law, especially as formulated in
the Declaration of Rights and the Bill of Rights,
passed in 1689. They followed their model with
remarkable fidelity, not only taking the principles
of the Bill of Rights, but, to a considerable extent,
adopting its phraseology. There is no provision
in the Constitution of the United States guarding
the liberty of the people, securing their personal
rights, and giving them the ultimate power of mak-
ing the laws, which was not at least a hundred
years old in England at the time. For the Bill of
Rights established nothing new^: it simply put into
writing that which was the law of the land.
Lodges in Massachusetts 251; members 70,254,
a gain of 2,353.
Melvin M. Johnson, Boston, Grand Master.
Frederick W. Hamilton, Cambridge, Grand
Secretary.
MICHIGAN.
The seventy-first annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Michigan was opened at Bay City
May 25th, 1915. William M. Perrett Grand Mas-
ter.
Addresses of welcome were made by W. Bro.
R. L. King, on behalf of the city lodges, and by
Mayor Kelton on behalf of the citizens of Bay
City.
Past Grand Master William T. Mitchell wrote
regretting his inability to be present at the meet-
ing. ' He said: "Next Thursday, May 27th, I shall
pass my ninety-eighth birthday, barring a stoppage
of breathing in the short time to elapse, and many
men have been known to die in less time."
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Bro. Perrett started in office as Grand Master
with the idea that he was called upon to do his
duty. He said: "We spend our time, many of us
at least, in looking for great things to do, while we
neglect the little duties with which we meet in the
daily round." It is evident that he did not neg-
lect the little things.
He had constituted and consecrated four lodges
and had isued dispensations for the formation of
four new lodges.
"Our Masonic Home at Alma," he said, "is
tenderly and intelligently nurtured by capable
hands. Our aged brethren and their wives and
widows are sheltered in a peaceful haven as the
evening shadows gather near." The weekly cost
of maintaining an inmate of the home was $5.61;
but, as each lodge having a member in the home
paid a dollar per week, the net cost to the manage-
ment was reduced to 84.61.
He was glad to note that lodge officers through-
out the jurisdiction showed increased inclination to
perfect their knowledge of Masonic law, and that
application to the Grand Master for decisions which
could be found in the constitution were decreasing.
"This," he said, "is as it should be, and greatly
reduces the correspondence of the Grand Master,
which at best is voluminous."
He had received an invitation to attend the
annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Can-
ada at Niagara Falls, but, because of illness, he
was unable to attend, and asked M. W. Bro. Lou
B. Winsor to take his place. Bro. Winsor reported
to the Grand Master, but his report does not ap-
pear in the volume of proceedings. He received a
facsimile copy of a resolution passed by The Barton
Lodge, Hamilton, in 1800, ordering the lodge to be
put in mourning for the death of George Washing-
ton.
A resolution was adopted establishing fraternal
relations with the Grand Lodge of Queensland, and
authorizing an exchange of representatives.
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There are six lodges in Michigan (all in De-
troit) having a membership exceeding one thousand
each. At the head stands Palestine Lodge, with
2,184 members. It is a pity that lodges should be
so big, for each member of each lodge ought to be
personally acquainted with each other member;
but the evil has taken root in our western soil, and
cannot be eradicated.
The volume of Proceedings is adorned with
many illustrations of Masonic temples in Michigan,
some of them apparently very fine structures.
The very full, comprehensive and excellent
report on Foreign Correspondence was again sub-
mitted by the Grand Secretary, M. W. Bro. Lou
B. Winsor, who, in obedience to the desire of the
Grand Lodge, omits all criticism and personal com-
ment. In the report on Canada he said that he
had found R. W. Bro. Ponton's report on the Con-
dition of Masonry so excellent that he decided to
"curtail the review of the Proceedings of the
Grand Lodge of Canada in other respects and
give our readers the benefit, as we have no doubt
it will prove as interesting to them to read, as it
was to us to listen to its delivery, and it would
seem to us somewhat sacrilegious to cut out any
part of it."
Lodges in Michigan 431; members 78,857, a
gain for the j^ear of 3,893.
George L. Lusk, Bay City, Grand Master.
Lou B. Winsor, Reed City, Grand Secretary.
MINNESOTA.
The sixty-third annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Minnesota was opened at St. Paul
January 19th, 1916. Harry M. Burnham Grand
Master.
The Grand Master congratulated the brethren
upon the wise and conservative counsels which had
aided their efforts in the cause of Masonry, upon
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the high position which the Grand Lodge of Minne-
sota had taken in the Masonic world, and upon the
fact that the country was at peace with the whole
world.
He had constituted three lodges during the
year, three remained under dispensation, and dis-
pensations had been granted for the formation of
two new lodges.
He regretted to say that in only one district
had a lodge of instruction been held.
Some years ago the Grand Lodge resolved to
establish a Masonic home in Minnesota, but agreed
that the work of building should not be commenced
until a fund of §100,000 should be raised. Bro'.
Burnham strongly urged greater activity in raising
the money. He said: "It seems to me proper that
each of the 30,000 Masons in this state should give
something, no matter how small, towards this
great project of providing a suitable home for those
who need our care and assistance." A sum of
$110,000 is in the Widows and Orphans Fund now,
but we do not understand that it is available for
the proposed home.
Lodges in Duluth proposed an amendment of
the constitution by having Masonic trials in lodges
conducted before juries selected by lot from the
members of the lodges. On recommendation of the
Committee on Jurisprudence, Grand Lodge decided
that trials must be decided by all the members of
the lodge. Which appears to be a wise conclusion.
Bro. Irving Todd continued the report on
Foreign Correspondence with his accustomed ability
and brevity.
There is an interesting report of the proceed-
ings of the Masonic Veteran Association of Minne-
sota.
Lodges in Minnesota 260; members 31,903, a
gain for the year of 1,461.
Alfred G. Pinkham, St. Paul, Grand Master.
John Fishel, St. Paul, Grand Secretary.
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MISSISSIPPI.
The ninety-eighth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Mississippi was opened at Green-
ville February loth, 1916. Jesse M. Brooks Grand
Master.
Before the formal opening there was a public
reception at the Grand Opera House, where all
sorts and conditions of men and women were as-
sembled, and where addresses of welcome were de-
livered and music rendered.
In an address of welcome on behalf of the local
brethren, Bro. C. H. West said that the Grand
Lodge of Mississippi was organized in the city of
Xatchez in 1818, the year following the admission
of Mississippi as a state of the union.
After the formal opening of Grand Lodge the
Grand Master delivered his address. He said that
the year just ended had been a fairly prosperous
one for the craft in Mississippi. While there had
been no phenomenal growth in numbers an unusual
degree of harmony had prevailed throughout the
jurisdiction.
He noted the loss by death of M. W. Br^o.
John Y. Murrav, who was Grand Master in 1877
and 1878; also of M. W. Bro. Allen Hicks, who for
long, faithful and effective service had been made
honorary Grand Master.
An exchange of representatives had been made
with the Grand Lodge of the Philippine Islands.
During the year five lodges had been con-
stituted, and dispensations had been granted for the
formation of five new lodges.
The following announcement has a strange
appearance:
The Most Worshipful the Grand Master refused to
grant a dispensation to form a new lodge at New Haven,
in Choctaw County, for the reason that New Haven is not
an incorporated town and therefore the dispensation could
not be granted by the Grand Master.
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On report of the Law Committee the following
resolution was adopted :
Resolved: That no Mason in this Grand Jurisdiction
may affiliate with, or hold Masonic intercourse with any
Mason of any other grand jurisdiction who is an affiliate of
a subordinate lodge in such grand jurisdiction, among the
membership of which subordinate lodge there are negroes
or a negro.
It is not at all certain how that will be re-
ceived by the Grand Lodge of New Jersey. Dotibt-
less it was intended as an offer of the olive branch.
M. W. Bro. Harry Howard continues the For-
eign Correspondence. Mississippi has a Masonic
home; but Bro. Howard copies, and apparently ap-
proves of the following:
From a careful study of the proceedings of all the
English-speaking Grand Lodges for the last five years I
have reached the conclusion — concurred in by a large num-
ber of my brother reviewers — that a Masonic home is by
far the most expensive way of dipensing Masonic relief.
In many jurisdictions the money spent for salary of su-
perintendent and assistants is considerably more than thai
expended for the board, clothing and medical attendance of
the inmates. The per capita cost of inmates in a Masonic
home runs all the way from a hundred and twenty dollars
to three hundred and twenty-seven dollars in the different
jurisdictions, and this does not include interest on the money
invested in brick and mortar.
Lodges in Mississippi 376; members 20,334, a
gain of 26 L
George Boyd Power, Jackson, Grand Master.
Frederic Gordon vSpeed, \'icksburg, Grand
Secretary.
MISSOURI.
The ninety-fifth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Missouri was opened at St. Louis
September 28th, 1915. Tolman W. Cotton Grand
Master.
We seldom make extracts from prayers offered
by Grand Chaplains, because, like Tennyson's
Northern Farmer, we assume that the parson says
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what we ought to have said; but the following ex-
tract from the opening petition of the Missouri
Grand Chaplain has so truly a Masonic and catholic
ring to it that we shall be pardoned for reproduc-
ing it:
Let the day soon come, O merciful Redeemer of man-
kind, when righteousness will prevail among all men, and
when justice will rule supreme in all lands, when thy law
will be obeyed by all who govern and by all who are gov-
erned, when every man will have his right and due, whether
ruler or ruled, rich or poor, educated or illiterate, saint or
sinner.
The Mayor of St. Louis welcomed Grand Lodge
in a fitting address, in the course of which he ab-
solutely scoffed at the notion that Cleveland had a
bigger population than St. Louis, a notion which
wotild have made Old Bullion turn in his grave.
From the opening of the Grand Master's ad-
dress we learn that Masonry in Missouri is in a
flourishing condition. He said:
The year 1914-1915 has shown an increase in member-
ship in the state of 2, -444. Considering disturbed financial
conditions, with drouth last season and floods this, the in-
crease is indicative of decided activity among the lodges,
and numerical strength; but a more significant report and
coming from nearly every district, is that a marked im-
provement has been made in the moral fiber of the mem-
bership, a better understanding of the principles of Free-
masonry and a more faithful observance of its teachings.
It is Masonically important for us to remember that quality
means more than quantity.
Bro. Cotton is very proud of the Masonic
home, and especially proud of the fact that every
lodge in the jurisdiction had paid its special assess-
ment for improvements and enlargement of the in-
stitution. He said:
This haven for the homeless, the helpless and the sick
is such a magnificent institution that we can understand
the sentiment thus expressed: "The sun kisses the home in
pity for its unfortunate inmates; and because of the work
done in that institution, particularly in the hospital, caring
for the hoplessly ill and distressed, there will be by the
angels with the golden harps, a little sweeter refrain of
'Peace on earth and good-will to men' than the shepherds
heard."
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A special appeal had been sent out to the
lodges on behalf of the home, and the result was
truly magnificent. The lodges throughout the juris-
diction sent in S92,259, and S7,311 had been re-
ceived from other sources, making a total of
.199,570.
The Grand Master had ruled that "a suspended
Mason against whom charges have been preferred
has a right to be present at his trial"; that the
fact that a man is a Roman Catholic does not
justify a Masonic lodge in refusing him a courtesy
that would be shown to anyone else, such as
thanking him for a favor; and that a brother from
another jurisdiction whose dues are not in arrear
according to the law of his own Grand Lodge may
be received as a visitor by a lodge in ^Missouri.
A resolution was adopted providing for an
employment bureau in cities having twenty or more
lodges, the expense to be defrayed by an assess-
ment upon the lodges in such city.
The very full and excellent report on Fraternal
Correspondence is by M. W. Bro. the Rev. C. C.
Woods. Bro. Woods adheres to his opinion that
the pretension of some Grand Lodges to perpetual
jurisdiction "constitutes a menace to the harmony
of the Grand Lodges of the United States." He
says :
If Missouri makes a Mason, according to her law, of
one who has been rejected in a Grand Lodge holding per-
petual jurisdiction, and that member is not permitted to
visit in that jurisdiction, it seems to us that it would con-
stitute a casus belli — an occasion of affront, which could
not be lightly passed over by our Grand Lodge. Brother
Freed agrees with us, however, that "the doctrine of per-
petual jurisdiction has no good reason behind it, and will
doubtless soon be abandoned."
We fully agree with the main contention of
Bro. Woods that the doctrine of perpetual juris-
diction is not based upon equity, upon Masonic
comity nor upon ancient Masonic law. An actual
case in point is this: a candidate was rejected in
one grand jurisdiction because he had lost one joint
from a finger on his left hand. In most jurisdic-
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tions that is not a sufficient cause for rejection.
The original English cofistitution provided that a
candidate should be a "perfect youth, having no
maim or defect in his body that may render him
uncapable of learning the art of serving his master's
lord." The loss mentioned does not render the
candidate "uncapable" of serving his master's lord,
that is of complying literally with all the require-
ments of our Masonic ceremonies. But he was re-
jected. In course of time he removed to another
jurisdiction, and, after living there more than a
year, was accepted by a local lodge and received
the degrees of craft Masonry. Whereupon an edict
was issued by the Grand Master of the jurisdiction
in which that brother was originally rejected pro-
nouncing that in that state he was not to be ac-
cepted as a joining brother, received as a visitor,
nor enjoy any of the privileges of Masonry.
Never was heard such a terrible curse;
But, what gave rise to no little surprise,
Nobody seemed one penny the worse.
Perhaps we should not say that, for the
young craftsman must have received a shock which
lowered his ideal of Masonry, and the Grand Lodge
in question distinctly lowered itself in the eyes of
the Masonic world.
But it does not follow that the incident is a
casus belli. The Grand Lodge in question is a
sovereign and independent Masonic power. It has
an undoubted right to declare the conditions under
which it will accept candidates or receive visitors
in its lodges. If it choose to say that a man who
has a cast in his eye or an ingrowing toenail must
not be made a Mason within its jurisdiction who is
to say it nayi* There can be no hard and fast rule
of physical qualification.
While we hold that practices and pretensions
such as these constitute a practical denial of the
sovereignty of other Masonic Grand Lodges, and
are out of keeping with Masonic comity, they do
not constitute . a cause for quarrel. vStill, let us
hope that the Grand Lodge jurisdictions which have so
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little charity will in due time learn that extreme
pretension is inconsistent with Masonic teaching,
and that Masonry is not bounded by state lines.
Lodges in Missouri 639; members 63,966, a
gain for the year of 2,269.
Frank R. Jesse, St. Louis, Grand Master.
John R. Parson, St. Louis, Grand Secretary.
MONTANA.
The fifty-first annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Montana was opened at Great
Falls September 15th, 1915. Lewis A. Smith Grand
Master. He assured the brethren that Masonry in
Montana was prospering and fulfilling its mission,
and he added that he was "happy to say that
every morning when we awake we can thank the
Great Ruler of the Universe that we are living in
the best part of the best country on earth, and that
we have as our neighbors and friends, the highest
type of citizens that the sun ever smiled upon, and
here, at least, we are at peace, and were it not for
the sorrow we feel for our distressed brethren across
the sea, we could truly say, there is not a cloud to
darken our horizon."
A Worshipful Master of a newly-warranted
lodge had been regularly installed, and was elected
by his brethren to a second term. The Grand
Master was asked if it was necessary to install him
a second time. He ruled that it was not necessary;
but the Jurisprudence Committee reported in favor
of the second installation, and the report was adop-
ted by Grand Lodge. We think that in most
Grand Jurisdictions a second installation is not re-
quired. It is true enough that the Montana con-
stitution says "all officers must be installed on the
evening of election or as soon thereafter as con-
venient." This, however, should be taken in its
general and not the particular sense. An officer
of a lodge is supposed to hold office until his suc-
cessor is elected and installed in his stead.
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Bro. Smith had received a form of prayer for
peace sent out by M. W. Bro. Freifield, Grand
Master of Masons in New York; and also a form
of protest to the warring nations to end the war.
He was of opinion that neither the prayer nor the
protest would avail much. "However," he said,
■'if any of our constituent lodges are of a different
opinion on this subject, there is yet time for both
prayer and protest." It is to be noted that the
prayers and protests were not heard when the
Germanic powers were so earnestly bent on war,
and the entente powers were so vainly striving to
preserve the peace.
The lodges throughout the jurisdiction had
raised a fund for the relief of sufferers by the war
amounting to S8o7.30.
Bro. Robert Vickers, who was eighty-five years
old, and had been a regular attendant at the com-
munications of Grand Lodge for thirty-six years,
and Bro. How, the Grand Tyler, who had been a
Mason more than fifty years, were received and
congratulated by the Grand Master.
The excellent and comprehensive report on
Foreign Correspondence was presented by M. W.
Bro. H. S. Hepner. Bro. Hepner thinks the report
on the Condition of Masonry presented to the
Grand Lodge of Canada by R. W. Bro. Ponton "is
as good as any oration we have ever run across."
From his concluding remarks we copy the following:
Peaceful and steady has been Masonry's progress dur-
ing the past year.
Concrete expressions of human love and affection in
the relief of our needy brethren abound throughout Mason-
ry's realm, and the only differences arise in the glorious
contentions of who can best serve. Whether Masonic
charity is dispensed through loving homes and asylums for
the aged, widowed and orphaned, or through individual aid
at homes of relatives or friends, it is the loving deed and
purpose that counts more than the mere form of its ex-
pression.
Mere ritualism has been relegated to its proper place
as performing its small though useful and needful function
in the great organism of the Masonic body.
Ixii GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
The retarded growth of the Masonic mind of the
multitude of its votaries has been stimulated into active
performance of its proper functions.
Masonry is now studied to an extent it has never been
studied before; its traditions, legends, symbolism, history,
achievements and possibilities are receiving minutest and
exhaustless research and thought of its grey haired veterans
and youngest apprentices.
Lodges in Montana 104, including nine under
dispensation; members 8,981, a gain of 753.
Dr. W. H. Allen, Joliet, Grand Master.
Cornelius Hedges, Jr., Helena, Grand Secretary.
NEBRASKA.
The fifty-eighth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Nebraska was opened at Omaha
June 8th, 1915. Thomas M. Davis, Grand Master.
We are told that, "in accordance with the law, a
lodge of Master Masons was opened in ample
form."
The Grand Master congratulated his brethren
on the fact that the year then closed had been one
of unexcelled prosperity. Deploring the destructive
war in Europe, he said;
Gradually — we devoutly trust and pray — a new order
of humanity is being ushered into the world, and may the
morning soon dawn when every land, from Occident to
orient, from pole to pole, from mountain to shore, and from
shore to the farthest island of the sounding sea, shall feel
glad sunshine of freedom with brotherly love to all mankind
and every heart render service to the wise and beneficent
Author of our existence; the sword be converted into the
pruning hook, the dark cloud now resting on the human
landscape be soon parted, and through the rift the patches
of blue sky and the glintings of eternal and everlasting
peace may be seen.
He lamented the loss by death of no less than
four Past Grand Alasters, who, he said, "were all
pioneers in the upbuilding of Masonry and of this
grand jurisdiction." Thev were Harry Porter
Deuel, Grand Master 1869-1871; Martin 'Dunham,
1873-1874; George Bell France, 1888-1889; and
John Jackson Mercer, 1889-1890.
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE b.iii
Bro. Davis had received an invitation to at-
tend the peace festival at Niagara Falls; but was
unable to go, and M. W. Bro. Henry H. Wilson
was appointed to represent him. Bro. Wilson was
pleased with the celebration and with his reception
by the Grand Master of Canada, and reported of
the celebration in glowing terms.
The Grand Master had visited the Masonic
home several times, and was pleased with what he
saw there. The inmates appeared to be happy and
contented, and Bro. Davis came to the conclusion
that everything possible was being done for the
brethren, the widows and the orphans who were
residents of the home. Plans were under way for
the erection of a separate home for children.
A number of rulings had been made during the
year, the only one of general interest being that
the Grand Lodge could not lay a corner-stone on
Sunday.
Dispensations had been issued for the forma-
tion of five new lodges.
The Grand Master recommended a general law
fixing a time when dues in subordinate lodges
should become payable, and a time at which mem-
bers not paying should become delinquent. We do
not find that action respecting it was taken.
Bro. Davis had evidently been a busy man
in the interest of the craft. He said: "I have not
given forty-eight hours of the whole year to my
own aflfairs, devoting my entire time for service to
this grand jurisdiction."
The Grand Secretary reported that, in re-
sponse to the Grand Master's appeal on behalf of
the European war relief fund, $7,722 had been col-
lected.
He said that the cost of maintaining a resident
of the Masonic home for one year was $229.92.
A good but brief report on Foreign Corres-
pondence was submitted by M. W. Bro. Charles J.
Phelps.
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Lodges in Nebraska 267; members 22,305, a
gain for the year of 1,183.
Samuel S. Whiting, Lincoln, Grand Master.
Francis E. White, Omaha, Grand Secretary.
NEVADA.
The fifty-first annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Nevada was opened at Reno June
8th, 1915. Theodore J. Steinmetz Grand Master.
Among the distinguished visitors was M. W. Bro.
William P. Filmer, Past Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of California.
The Grand Master reported the loss by death
of M. W. Bro. Joseph E. Miller, who died Novem-
ber 12th, 1914. He was Grand Master in 1900.
When the first Masons went into Nevada they
went from all parts of the Union, and the work
they took with them varied greatly in detail. The
variations have continued to the present time, and
the Grand Master recommended the appointment
of District Deputies whose duty it would be to
secure uniformity with the authorized ritual.
Grand Lodge, however, did not approve the recom-
mendation. His recommendation that at each ses-
sion of Grand Lodge the work of the degrees should
be exemplified by officers of selected lodges was
adopted.
In answer to an appeal for help in relieving
distress caused by the war in Europe the Grand
Master had forwarded $100 from the general fund,
and a further sum of $285.50 was raised by sub-
scriptions of the lodges.
In concluding his address Bro. Steinmetz said:
Freemasonry is worthy of the confidence of the twen-
tieth century as it is in accord with its progress. It stands
for whatever is right and best for the permanent good.
Every virtue is exalted by its teachings, and every vice
condemned. In every community its sublime teachings
are at work, uplifting, inspiring, energizing, and if we, my
brothers, will yield but a part of our time to positive service
and good, Masonry, in return, will never fail to yield a
benediction to country, home and state.
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The Committee on Masonic Home recom-
mended that a sum equal to twenty-five cents for
each Master Mason in the jurisdiction be set aside
for the purpose of forming a Masonic home fund.
In the end the recommendation was deferred and
remitted for consideration to a committee to be
appointed by the incoming Grand Master.
The excellent and very full report on Foreign
Correspondence was submitted bv the Grand
Secretary, Bro. E. D. Vanderlieth. Like some
other correspondents, Bro. Vanderlieth pokes good-
natured fun at Canada for having rejoiced in peace
upon the very eve of the great war. Well, let us
slightly change the words of the poet and say:
'Tis better to have hoped and lost
Than never to have hoped at all."
In his concluding remarks Bro. Vanderlieth
said:
We craftsmen, who stand for the fatherhood of God
and the brotherhood of man, should intercede for peace,
though first honor and mercy "alike cry out that this natiori
of ours should stop the selling of munitions to the belli-
gerents, and. if necessary, place an embargo on its ports.
Strengthen the hands of those in authority, O Lord, that
in all things they may seek Thy honor and glory.
And that leads one to wonder whether, during
the civil war in the United States, Bro. Vanderlieth
prayed that Europeans should be forbidden to sell
munitions to the United States government.
Lodges in Nevada 23; members 1,975, a gain of
36.
Benjamin W. Coleman, Carson City, Grand
Master.
Edward W. Vanderlieth, Carson City, Grand
Secretary.
NEW BRUNSWICK.
The forty-eighth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of New Brunswick was opened at St.
John April 6th, 1915. Hedley V. B. Bridges, LL.D.
Ixvi GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Grand Master. A change in the time of meeting
of Grand Lodge from August to April left the
Masonic year only eight months long. "These
months, however," said the Grand Master, "have
been of supreme historic interest and anxiety."
In the course of his address Bro. Bridges said:
In looking up the early history in Freemasonry in New
Brunswick, I find in R. W. Brother Bunting's work that the
first member of the craft to preside over a lodge in New
Brunswick was the Rev. J. Beardsley, and the date of that
occasion was September 1, 1784. Brother Beardsley before
coming to New Brunswick had been Junior Grand Warden
of the Grand Lodge of New York. He was evidently en-
thusiastic in the interest of the craft in those days, and was
undoubtedly instrumental in establishing two other lodges,
at Maugerville and Kingston. There is record of his having
preached a sermon to the brethren, here, in Trinity Church
on St. John the Baptist day, 1802, in which he states that
"the noble art hath been propagated in different parts of
the province so that we now have five regular lodges es-
tablished." He died poor, and lies buried beneath the chan-
cel of the old church at Kingston.
In response to an appeal by the Grand Master
Grand Lodge resolved to erect a tablet in Trinity
Church, Kingston, vi'ith the consent of the rector,
churchwardens and vestry.
During the past fourteen years, the Grand
Master said, the membership of lodges in New
Brunswick had doubled. He had learned that fully
a hundred Masons had enlisted, of whom one-half
were from St. John.
In concltiding his address, Bro. Bridges said:
The voice of Freemasonry has ever been the voice of
peace. Masonry, like the arts and sciences, has flourished
and thriven during years of peace. But if the Supreme
Architect of the Universe decrees that this awful war shall
continue until the wrongs of suffering, down-trodden Bel-
gium shall have been measurably righted, until the forces
of the enemy shall have been driven from the fields of fair
France and her dismembered empire wholly restored, until
the ancient rights and liberties and language have been
given back to poor Poland, and until the clang of armor
and sword of Prussian militarism be no more heard in
Europe, naught shall we say, but as was said of old, "Just
and righteous art thou altogether in thy works, O Lord."
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A request for recognition of the Grand Lodge
of the Philippine Islands was deferred until the
next annual communication.
There are forty lodges in New Brunswick,
with a membership of 3,685, an increase of 149.
Hedley V. Bridges, LL. D , Fredericton, Grand
Master.
J. Twining Hartt, St. John, Grand vSecretary.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
During the Masonic year ending May, 1915, the
Grand Lodge of New Hampshire held three district
lodges of instruction, one especial communication
for the purpose of dedicating a Masonic hall, one
semi-annual communication, which was really a
state lodge of instruction, and the annual communi-
cation.
The one hundredth annual communication was
opened at Concord May 19th, 1915. Stephen S.
Jewett Grand Master.
In opening his address the Grand Master made
fitting reference to the war in Europe, and con-
gratulated his brethren that the republic was at
peace. He added:
I have been strongly impressed during the past year
with the fidelity of the various lodges in this jurisdiction,
along all lines tending to support the grand principles that
are set forth in the ritual and work. I firmly believe that
the Masonic fraternity is the greatest bulwark for the gen-
eral good of this country that is in existence today, and
New Hampshire Masons are fully alive to their duties and
obligations and will always be found standing shoulder to
shoulder and shaw by their conduct and action that the
fraternity to which they belong is not for mere empty show.
Relations with all other grand jurisdictions, he
said, were of the most friendly character.
Much to his regret he was unable to accept the
invitation to be the guest of the Grand Lodge of
Canada at the peace celebration at Niagara Falls
in 1914; but at that time he was on his way to
Europe. He said:
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The meeting was a most successful one, many dis-
tinguished Masons were present, and the friendship that has
been maintained so long between the Masons of Canada and
the United States was, if it were possible, more firmly
cemented. Great Britain is today engaged in fearful war,
and many of the members of our brotherhood of Canada,
whose jurisdiction touches ours, are engaged in the great
struggle. Our hearts go out in sympathy toward them,
with the fervent prayer that they may survive the hard-
ships and cruelties of war and safely return to their homes
again.
During the year Bro. Jewett had issued an
appeal to all the lodges in the jurisdiction for assist-
ance to those who vyere and are suffering in conse-
quence of the war. The reponse to this appeal, he said,
had been very gratifying. More than $1,200 had been
forwarded to the treasury of the Masonic Relief Associ-
ation, and a further sum was still to be forwarded.
There is no doubt that, as Bro. Jewett said, the
brethren of New Hampshire are "always in the fore-
front in every good and noble undertaking."
M. W. Bro. Harry M. Cheney continues the
report on Foreign Correspondence, which is always
bright, breezy and chirpy. He says:
The vital thing which Freemasonry does to a worth-
while man is to give him opporunities. It confers no
powers, creates no caste, ennobles . no life, save only as ser-
vice and sacrifice do these things. This is the excuse for
the existence of our fraternity. This is the mainspring of
our institution. This is why men, good and true, cast their
lot with us.
Bro. Cheney tells us that only last year did
New Hampshire formally recognize the Grand
Lodges of England and Ireland, and adds:
We can only say that it was done last year for the
purpose of creating a formal record. We could not find in
our minutes of 125 years that recognition had been given,
although we have proceeded as though it had.
Expressing surprise that Toronto had so many
as twenty-five lodges, Bro. Chene}'' was informed
that the population of Toronto was greater than
that of New Hampshire, whereupon he said, "Well,
we now know more than we did, and we ask per-
mission to amend, our wonder now being how they
get along with so few lodges in that city." They
don't: Toronto now has thirty-one lodges.
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New Hampshire possesses and jealously guards
the only Masonic letter written by Layfayette known
to be in existence. It is as follows:
I much regret the impossibility I am under, in con-
sequence of previous and positive engagements, to attend
my brothers of the Masonic Humane Lodge of Rochester
on the celebration which they contemplate on the 24th.
My Heart will be with them, and I beg them to accept my
fraternal attachment and good wishes.
Dover, June 23, 1825. LAFAYETTE.
Lodges in New Hampshire 80; members 10,910,
an increase for the year of 128.
Stephen S. Jewett, Laconia, Grand Master.
Harry M. Cheney, Concord, Grand vSecretary.
NEW JERSEY.
The one hundred and twenty-eighth annual
communication of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey
was opened at Trenton April 21st, 1915. Charles
P. Russ Grand Master.
Immediately after the formal opening the
Grand Treasurer presented the Grand Master with a
gavel made of wood taken from the old battleship
Wabash. He requested the Grand Master to use
the gavel to call the Grand Lodge to order and
then to place it in his "archives." Which might
be difficult.
The Grand Master said: "The present excellent
condition of the lodges throughout this grand juris-
diction is worthy of more than passing note.
Financial improvement, a stricter adherence to the
ritual, and tjie preservation of harmony have each
contributed a share in this attainment."
He announced the death of M. W. Bro. Joseph
W. Congdon, who was Grand Master in 1885-1886.
An emergent communication of Grand Lodge was
called for the purpose of committing the remains to
the earth. There were also seven emergent com-
munications for the purpose of laying corner stones.
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At the peace celebration of 1914, in this juris-
diction, Bro. Russ was represented by R. W. Bro.
vSearing and W. Bro. Shireffs, the genial Foreign
Correspondent of New Jersey. They reported, to
use the language of the Grand Master, "a most
cordial welcome from their Canadian neighbors and
an official reception which left its participants in no
doubt of the sincerity and appreciation of their
hosts, of the generous identity of thought as evi-
denced by the attendance of so many of their
Masonic confreres from the United States."
The Grand Lodge of Oklahoma had been recog-
nized, and an exchange of representatives author-
ized. Bro. Shirrefs had been accredited the re-
presentative of the Grand Lodge of Canada near
the Grand Lodge of New Jersey.
A member of a lodge in New Jersey was in-
definitely suspended for unmasonic conduct. He
appealed to Grand Lodge, which reversed the de-
cision and restored him to membership. He there-
upon asked the lodge for his dimit, which was
granted, but the lodge demanded six dollars for
dues during the period of his suspension. He again
appealed to the Grand Master, who ordered the
lodge to return the money to him, holding that a
brother under suspension except for non-payment of
dues is not subject to dues during the period of his
suspension.
Owing to continued illness the Grand Secretary
M. W. Bro. Benjamin F. Wakefield, was compelled
to decline re-election. Bro. Wakefield was a most
valuable official, and he will be much missed. R.
W. Bro. Theo. B. Townley was chosen as his suc-
cessor.
The volume of proceedings is adorned by many
views of Masonic temples in New Jersey. One of
these was a very old building at Trenton, used for
Masonic purposes more than a century ago: it has
been purchased by an association of Masons and
presented to Grand Lodge. It will become a
Masonic museum.
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE Ixxi
The kindly, genial and comprehensive report
on Foreign Correspondence is by Bro. Shirrefs, who,
by the way, has consented to represent the Grand
Lodge of Canada near the Grand Lodge of New
Jersey, and who is eminently qualified to perform
the arduous duties appertaining to that high office.
In noting losses by death in this jurisdiction
Bro. Shirrefs said: "Past Grand Master William
Gibson it was our privilege to regard as a personal
friend, and to highly esteem his genial and sym-
pathetic sense of brotherhood." To some remarks
by this correspondent he replied:
He somewhat personally reflects upon our boyhood in
Toronto, by asserting that we have confessed to it with
contrition. We think he hails from Hamilton. Hence he
thinks that only by prayer and fasting could we have over-
come our early training. We observe that he catches the
musical note of the ice in the pitcher readily, depending on
his imagination rather than fact, though.
A veracious brother who once had the mis-
fortune to be interned at Hoboken informs us that the
meaning of the reference to "the ice in the pitcher"
is this: When the wind blows from the north-east
it carries down upon the defenceless denizens of
Newark vast swarms of deadly mosquitoes from the
Hackensack meadows. The people have discovered
a remedy in what they call apple-jack or Jersey
lightning. It works an instant cure; but its effects
are such that the users are the next morning com-
pelled to put ice-packs on their heads. The mos-
quito pest and the dreadful remedy gave rise to the
historic phrase "terrible times in the Jarseys."
Lodges in New Jersey 194; members 40,569,
a gain of 1,895.
Edward M. Searing, Trenton, Grand Master.
Theo. B. Townley, Trenton, Grand Secretary.
1916.
The one hundred and twenty-ninth annual
communication of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey
was opened at Trenton April 19th, 1916. Edward
M. Searing Grand Master.
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During the year there had been six emergent
communications of Grand Lodge — two for the pur-
pose of constituting new lodges, three for the pur-
pose of laying corner stones, and one for the purpose
of performing the rites of the fraternity over the
remains of Past Grand Master Hamilton Wallis.
M. W. Bro. Wallis was Grand Master in 1879-1880,
and his death was on the first of April, 1915.
Bro. Searing had issued a circular letter warn-
ing brethren against the Ohio chain letters begging
money ostensibly for the purpose of erecting a
monument to President McKinley, when in fact the
monument was built in 1909 and paid for.
Affairs at the Masonic home, said the Grand
Master, were in a very satisfactory condition.
There had been some overcrowding, but the Home
Committee had remodelled and enlarged the build-
ings, "thereby affording ample accommodation for
a long time to come."
A considerable number of distinguished visitors
were received, mainly from Pennsylvania, New
York and Delaware.
The volume of proceedings is a model of typo-
graphical excellence, and is illustrated by a number
of engravings of Masonic temples in New Jersey.
The report on Foreign Correspondence is in
Bro. Shirref's best style of excellence and com-
pleteness.
Lodges in New Jersey 196; members 42,257, a
gain for the year of 1,688.
William R. Meakle, Trenton, Grand Master.
Theo. B. Townley, Trenton, Grand Secretary.
NEW MEXICO.
The thirty-eighth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of New Mexico was opened at Al-
buquerque October Uth, 1915. Raleigh F. Hare
Grand Master.
FORKIGN CORRESPONDKNCH Ixxiii
The address of the Grand Master was mainly
occupied with accounts of his stewardship. Of the
war in Europe he said:
Our hearts go out in deepest sympathy to our brothers
and fellows who have for fifteen months been engaged in by
far the bloodiest conflict the world has ever seen. Let us
be grateful that our country has not yet become involved.
This is indeed a time when the world needs an institution
whose underlying principle is the brotherhood of man.
Freemasonry stands for liberty, justice and equality. It
has and will always continue to be one of the foremost
agencies in establishing universal peace. It is now one of
the strongest agencies for the moulding of public sentiment
in the United States, in an cfTort to maintain honorable
peace for our country.
All of which is true as far as it goes. But
there is no word of condemnation for those who
caused the war, and who have perpetrated atroc-
icities at which the world has stood aghast. Doubt-
less Freemasonry will be an agency in establishing
universal peace; but it will not do much effective
work in that direction by using weak platitudes.
War will end only when military brutes are made
to understand that brutality is unprofitable, and
that not only world condemnation but world punish-
ment awaits them. Through the long lapse of the
ages educational influences will be at work teaching
men that aggressive war is a monstrous crime; and
Masonry will certainly be active in teaching that
lesson. But the time will be long before the lesson
is learned.
The Grand ' J!ylaster had been reluctantly com-
pelled to accept the resignation as Foreign Corres-
pondent of M. W. Bro. James H. Wroth, whose
failing health was the cause of his retirement. Bro.
Wroth was a valuable correspondent, and he will
be missed from the ranks.
During the year the sum of 81,102 was raised
for the relief of all distressed Masons and their
families in the war zone of Europe, and the money
was forwarded to the central authority.
Amendments to the constitution were adopted
providing that within six months after being raised
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every Master Mason shall stand examination in
open lodge upon the first section of the Master
Mason degree; and that unless he can pass such
examination he shall be ineligible to election to the
olfice of Worshipful Master or Warden of the lodge.
Bro. John Milne presented his first report as
Foreign Correspondent. It is an acceptable and
comprehensive report, but Canada has failed to find
a place in it. ^
Lodges in New Mexico 50, including two under
dispensation. Members 3,564, a gain of 203.
Amos W. Pollard, Deming, Grand Master.
Alpheus A. Keen, Albuquerque, Grand Secre-
tary.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
A quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge
of New South Wales was held at Sydney Septem-
ber 9th, 1914. William Thompson Grand Master.
During the year ending June 30th, 1914, there
had been 2,459 initiations, and at the end of the
year the membership was 20,477. During the
quarter eight dispensations had been granted for
the initiation of lewises.
The Grand Master had recommended a grant
of £250 to the Patriotic Fund, but this had been
increased to £500.
At the quarterly communication held 9th De-
cember, 1914, announcement was made that con-
tributions to the Patriotic Fund by lodges through-
out the jurisdiction amounted to £1,909.
At a quarterly communication held June 9th,
1915, the Grand Master noted that the brethren of
one lodge had resolved to dispense with the use of
alcoholic refreshments at their banquets and to de-
vote the money saved to one of the war funds.
The Grand Treasurer reported cash in the
various funds of Grand Lodge amounting to £37,313.
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A special communication was held June 14th,
1915, when Bro. William Thompson, who had been
re-elected Grand Master, was formally proclaimed
such for the ensuing year.
The new Masonic temple was formally dedi-
cated: and the Grand Master said its value was
£65,000, and that it would accommodate eighty or
ninety lodges. The contributions to the Patriotic
Fund he said, amounted to £2,546. The members
of the craft who had enlisted for the defence of the
empire numbered about 600. In the course of his
address, when commenting upon the general pros-
perity of the craft, Bro. Thompson said:
Far beyond the precints of the lodge room the bene-
ficent influence of Freemasonry extends. Its light pene-
trates and illumines the homes of all its adherents and indeed
brings into every community where a lodge is established
the influence of its high ideals. Throughout the world its
sacred light shines forth from thousands upon thousands of
altars, and the bright effulgent rays of truth eternal bring
hope, comfort and happiness to all within its circle.
Let us therefore, on this great festival day of St. John,
pledge our faith anew in Freemasonry, that Heavenly in-
spired great system of morality, which embraces within its
ranks good men and true of every sect, every class, and
every creed, and whatever dissensions may arise in the
affairs of men, let us rejoice that there is at least one portal
through which the foul spirit of discord may never gain an
entrance. May this divine spirit of peace, love and har-
mony rest upon every lodge* and may its doors ever be
close tyled against strife, recrimination and dissension!
V. \V. Bro. S. Scott Young, chairman, sub-
mitted the report of the Committee on Foreign
Correspondence, in which the proceedings of fifty
Grand Lodges were reviewed with ability and dis-
cretion. In his concluding remarks Bro. Scott
Yotmg said:
Freemasonry is the same all the world over; it has the
same foundation — belief in God and the immortality of the
soul; it raises the same superstructure of brotherly love,
relief and truth; it is supported by the same great pillars —
Wisdom, Strength and Beauty; it leads to the same prac-
tice of Virtue, Benevolence, Morality, and the formation of
a noble character, lofty ideals, and clean life, and a study
of the different methods recorded may expand our minds
and enlarge our ideas, may impress upon us the great
Masonic motto: "Audi,", "Vide." "Tace" — listen, see, be
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silent — and establish among Masons the world over that
sublime tolerance which is summed up in the words of a
great teacher:
In things essential — Unity.
In things doubtful — Liberty.
In all things — Charity.
Lodges in New South Wales 260, an increase
"of five; members 21,502, an increase of 1,024.
William Thompson, Sydney, Grand Master.
Arthur H. Bray, Masonic Hall, Sydney, Grand
Secretary.
NEW ZEALAND.
An annual communication of the Grand Lodge
of New Zealand was opened at Wellington on the
12th of May, 1915. John Joseph Dougall Grand
Master.
In a very brief address the Grand Master
expressed gratification that the progress of the craft
in the jurisdiction at been at least equal to that of
former years. Four new lodges had been conse-
crated. The financial progress had been most satis-
factory. Invested funds and cash in bank amount-
ed to £35,374.
Soon after the breaking out of the war the
Grand Master issued an appeal to lodges through-
out the jurisdiction asking for funds to be used for
the needs of brethren who might return from the war
wounded or sick, or in assisting the dependents of
brethren at the front. It was not possible at the
time of the meeting of Grand Lodge to state the
amounts raised, as a good deal of money was still
in the hands of the lodges; but the Grand Secretary
estimated that by the end of 1915 the sum of
£7,000 would be realized. One lodge had promxised
£100 a year and several had promised £50 a year.
In the matter of annual dues the New Zealand
brethren are very liberal. The highest amount is
£3 3s. per annum, or about $15.50; in seventeen
odges the annual charge is from £2 5s. to £3 3s.;
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in forty-six lodges it is £2 2s., in fifty-eight lodges
it is from £l 10s. to £1 18s.; in thirty-seven lodges
it is £1 Is.; and twelve lodges levy only £l per
annum.
A case which gave rise to a good deal of dis-
cussion and was not easy of settlement was that of
a brother who had been elected and invested as
Senior Warden of a lodge, and, after filling his
chair for two months, moved away. Some years
later he returned, and was elected and installed as
Worshipful Master. The point was raised that he
had not legally served twelve months as Warden,
and the Board of General Purposes found that he
was not qualified for election to the office of Wor-
shipful Master. In the end Grand Lodge decided
by a somewhat close vote, that, as the brother had
not resigned his ofl&ce as Warden, nor had been
deposed from it, he must be considered to have
served the office for the full period of twelve months,
whereupon the Grand Master declared that he
would be confirmed in his position of Worshipful
Master.
The question was asked whether or not the
Immediate Past Master is an officer of the lodge.
It was decided that he is not.
This communication marked the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the formation of the Grand Lodge,
and the Grand Master made a very interesting
address appropriate to the occasion. In 1891 the
lodges subject to the jurisdiction were seventy-
three in number, with 2,193 members. At the end
of March, 1915, there were 202 lodges, with 14,000
members. Since its formation Grand Lodge had
dispensed charity at the rate of £1,000 per annum,
and at the end of the Masonic year its funds
aggregated £35,374.
The report on Correspondence, every way ex-
cellent and readable, is by R. W. Bro. Sydney
Clifton Bingham. Bro. Bingham's narrative of the
doings of Grand Lodges is full, and his comments
are few.
Ixxviii GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
John Joseph Dougall, Christchurch, Grand
Master.
Malcolm Niccol, Christchurch, Grand Secretary
NORTH CAROLINA.
The one hundred and twenty-ninth annual
communication of the Grand Lodge of North Caro-
lina was opened at Raleigh January 18th, 1916.
F. P. Hobgood Grand Master.
R. W. Bro. John C. Drewry, the Grand Secre-
tary, had suffered from very serious illness, and
went to Baltimore, where a critical operation was
performed, and where for weeks he hovered be-
tween life and death. While in hospital he was
tenderly and lovingly cared for by M. W. Bro.
Thomas J. Shryock, Grand Master of Masons in
Maryland, and many other brethren, who supplied
all his wants, comforted him in his hours of suffer-
ing and cheered him on his way back to health.
Resolutions of gratitude for the recovery of Bro.
Drewry and thanks for the kindly offices of the
Maryland brethren were unanimously adopted by
Grand Lodge.
Business had called the Grand Master from
the state for a considerable part of the year, and
the affairs of Grand Lodge were left in the hands
of the Deputy Grand Master, R. W. Bro. A. B.
Andrews, who evidentl}^ managed them to the satis-
faction of all the brethren.
During the year Grand Lodge had suffered the
loss by death of a number of its prominent mem-
bers. Among them was M. W. Bro. Lewis S.
Williams at the age of ninetv-one. He was Grand
Master in 1859-1860.
"The past six months," said Bro. Andrews,
"has shown very strongly the worth of the district
deputy system, and the greater amount of growth
of Masonry in North Carolina is due to the efficient
District Deputies."
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During the civil war North Carolina furnished
130,000 men to the Confederate armies, of whom
probably 20,000 were then or afterwards became
Masons. The Grand Lodge of North Carolina
chartered six or more army lodges. Bro. Andrews
suggests that it may be possible to make a list of
the Confederate soldiers who were Masons, and
thinks it would be the right thing to do.
A regulation of the jurisdiction is that inability
to write is no bar to membership. "There is no
law making a petitioner ineligible because of his
inability to write." The Acting Grand Master
recommended that in future each petitioner must
be able to read and write. He said: "This recom-
mendation is made because our state has now ad-
vanced so that there is no excuse for the coming
generation not learning to read and write."
The report on Foreign Correspondence was
written by Dr. John A. Collins, but was not pre-
sented by him. The last work he did was to read
the proof of it, and he died on the 24th of Decem-
ber, 1915, nearly a month before Grand Lodge met.
Speaking of the war, in his introductory re-
marks, Bro. Collins said:
It must be gratifying to every reading Mason to know
that in the addresses of Grand Masters touching this cal-
amity, there is entire absence of bitterness against any of
the belligerents. This is especially marked in the American
Grand Lodges in which only sentiments of profound sorrow
and sympathy are expressed for the victims of this stupend-
ous tragedy. Even in the British colonial grand lodges
there is no evidence of anger or passion, but instead a
firm determination to give loyal and earnest support, as
Masons should, to king and country at any sacrifice that
may be required of blood or treasure.
Lodges in North Carolina 442, including six
under dispensation; members 25,030, a gain of
1,071.
A. B. Andrews, Jr., Raleigh, Grand Master.
John C. Drewry, Raleigh, Grand Secretary.
Ixxx GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
NORTH DAKOTA.
The twenty-sixth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of North Dakota was opened at
Grand Forks June 15th, 1915. Frank H. vSprague
Grand Master.
M. W. Bro. Thomas Morris, Past Grand Mas-
ter of Masons in Minnesota, was an honored guest.
Three lodges had been constituted during the
year; one dispensation had been continued; and
dispensations had been granted for the formation
of five new lodges.
A balance from the fund for the relief of suf-
ferers by the floods in Ohio being in the treasury,
the Grand Master drew upon it to the extent of
$100 for the relief of sufferers by the war in Europe.
This was forwarded to the Belgian Minister at
Washington. A special appeal to the brethren
throughout the jurisdiction brought about .^900
more. The Grand Master said: "No doubt a much
larger fund would have been secured but for the
fact that most brethren had already contributed
through civic and other associations to this cause."
A young gentleman, a "senior at Fargo Col-
lege," was introduced while Grand Lodge was "at
ease," and he delivered an oration on America's
Opportunity, which "received a tremendous ova-
tion, and was showered with congratulations from
the brethren." What the oration had to do with
Masonry or Masonry with it, it is not easy, to dis-
cover. Perhaps, as the young gentleman is still a
profane, he may be excused for having nothing
pertinent to Masonry to tell his auditors about
Masonry; but when we read that he informed them
that "one by one the prophets — Socrates, Galileo,
Savonarola, John Knox — gave their blood for the
onward march of men," we may be pardoned for
suggesting that closer adherence to the facts of
history would have done his oration no harm.
An application for recognition from the Na-
tional Grand Lodge of France was deferred.
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCK Ixxxi
M. W. Bro. James W. Foley contributed the
report on Foreign Correspondence, from which
mention of the Grand Lodge of -Canada in the
Province of Ontario, was omitted.
Lodges in North Dakota 111; including five
under dispensation; members 9,593, a gain of 463.
Harry Lord. Cando, Grand Master.
Walter L. vStockwell, Fargo, Grand Secretary.
NOVA SCOTIA.
The fiftieth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Nova vScotia was opened at Hali-
fax June 9th, 1915. William Medford Christie
Grand Master.
After Grand Lodge was opened and before the
routine business began, there was an address by the
Grand Chaplain, the Rev. D. H. McKinnon. In
the course of this address Bro. McKinnon said:
"We receive none into our order who are not citi-
zens and having the right of citizens to take part
in the government of the country." We had not
heard of that rule before; and, while we are unable
to say that it is peculiar to Nova Scotia, we do not
know of another jurisdiction in which it exists.
In opening his address the Grand Master called
attention to the fact that the Grand Lodge of
Nova Scotia was formed fifty years previously.
The lodges composing it had received their war-
rants from the Grand Lodge of vScotland.
Many Masonic brethren, said the Grand Mas-
ter, and the sons of brethren, had gone across seas
to serve their king and their country. "It is our duty,
as Masons," he said "to loyally support the govern-
ment in carrying on this war against those who
would trample under foot and destroy all the prin-
ciples of our beloved order."
He noted the death of M. W. Bro. William
Frederick McCoy, who was Grand Master in 1894;
also of M. W. Bro. William H. Davies, who was
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the first Grand Master of the jurisdiction just fifty
years before his death.
During the year one lodge had been consti-
tuted and consecrated, and a dispensation had been
granted for the formation of one new lodge.
There were nineteen inmates of the Masonic
home, and the cost of maintenance was S4,394, of
which 81,000 was voted from the general fund of
Grand Lodge and S3, 394 was provided by a per
capita tax upon the brethren. The trustees said:
It is gratifying to the trustees to know that the home
is in a flourishing condition, and that the inmates are en-
joying the comforts that have been provided for them by
their brethren. Generous donations towards the care and
comfort of the inmates have been made by various brethren
throughout the year, all of which have been suitably ac-
knowledged.
R. \V. Bro. Thomas Mowbray, the Grand
Secretary, submitted his fifteenth report on PVater-
nal Correspondence. In its preparation, he says,
he was assisted by R. W. Bro. J. C. Jones, who, it
is intimated, may assume the whole work. Bro.
Mowbray has been a faithful and kindly reviewer,
and he will be missed. He says that M. W. Bro.
MacPherson, of this jurisdiction, delivered "a very
interesting and exceptionally able address" at our
annual communication of 1914; and that:
The report of the Board on the condition of Masonry
is one of the most readable and interesting Masonic docu-
ments it has been our good fortune to peruse for many a
day. Interspersed with poetry it gives a large amount of
valuable information as to the standing and condition of
the craft in the jurisdiction and is thoroughly interesting
throughout.
Lodges in Nova Scotia 74, including one under
dispensation; members 6,758, a gain for the year of
seven.
Donald Fisher Fraser, New Glasgow, Grand
Master.
Thomas Mowbray, Halifax, Grand Secretary.
On the 16th of April, 1916, M. W. Bro. Theo-
dore Augustus Grossman, who was Grand Master
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of Masons in Nov^a Scotia in 1900, died after a
brief illness. Bro. Grossman had been an outstand-
ing figure in the Masonic life of the jurisdiction for
nearly half a century. By his death Nova Scotia
Masonrv suffers a severe loss.
OHIO.
The one hundred and sixth annual communi-
cation of the Grand Lodge of Ohio was opened at
Dayton October 20th, 1915. George L. Marshall
Grand Master.
While Bro. Marshall deplored the horrors of
the war in Europe, and expressed a hope that
Masonry might be found an agent in the work of
rehabilitation and conciliation on the restoration
of peace, he congratulated his brethren on the fact
that the United vStates were at peace, their indus-
tries thriving, their harvests plentiful, the welfare
of the nation sustained, that fraternal relations were
maintained with other jurisdictions, and that the
influence of Masonry was greater in the western
hemisphere than ever before. The craft had pros-
pered in Ohio. The net gain in membership had
been 5,110, and the total number of Master Masons
on the roll was 101,185.
Dispensations were issued during the year ior
the formation of two new lodges.
The painful duty had fallen upon the Grand
Master of arresting the warrant of a lodge. Grave
charges had been made against certain members of
the lodge, which were known to the public and
were a discredit to Masonry. The lodge took no
action, and probably would not take action, against
the offending brethren. Under the circumstances
there seemed to be no course open but to arrest
the warrant.
During the year Bro. Marshall issued a circular
condemning the soliciting of money ostensibly for a
memorial to the late President McKinley. In 1913
the Grand Lodge passed a resolution declaring that
Ixxxiv GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
it did not approve of the chain-letter scheme of
raising funds for the erection of the McKinley
memorial or for any other purpose. But the
sturdy beggars go on with the work, pretending
that they have some kind of Masonic authority
behind them.
A committee was appointed during the 3^ear for
the purpose of organizing relief for the Masons of
Europe, their widows and orphans, at the close of
the war; but the work was passed on to the incom-
ing Grand Master for such action as to him may
seem wnse.
In the concluding remarks of Bro. Marshall we
find the following eloquent and truthful passage:
Possessed with a language and history, Freemasonry
has had for centuries but one mission, and that mission is
to direct the minds of men to the one true living God, and
to vitalize in the highest sense the principle of human
brotherhood. Thus Masonry, the hand-maiden of religion,
strengthens the Mason in his service to God, to his country
and to humanity, and is found a living force for good in
every avenue of worthy effort. Our growth is therefore not
phenomenal, but rather natural, and there can be no danger
to the institution in numbers so long as the ancient prin-
ciples govern and inspire the craft.
The volume of proceedings is illustrated with
further pictures of Masonic halls in Ohio, some of
which are beautiful and noble-looking structures;
but they are not all "temples."
The report of the Committee on Foreign Cor-
respondence was submitted by the chairman, M.
W. Bro. Nelson Williams. It is readable, interest-
ing, and full of information. In his concluding
remarks Bro. Williams said:
Having examined the proceedings of nearly all the
Grand Lodges with which the Grand Lodge of Ohio is in
fraternal correspondence, we have reached the conclusion
that Freemasonry, in the English-speaking grand jurisdic-
tions at least, has never been in a more prosperous con-
dition than today. In fact, we fear that its only danger is
its prosperity — strange as this may seem. The increase in
membership in many of the grand jurisdictions is so large
as to raise a suspicion that the proper care may not be
taken to see that only the worthy are permitted to enter.
If only the good and pure and true are admitted, and the
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present rate of increase continues, no man can measure the
amount of good that may be accomplished and the amount
of influence that may be exerted by the great Masonic
army of the future.
Lodges in Ohio 541; members 101,185.
Frank H. Marquis, Mansfield, Grand Master.
J. H. Bromwell, Cincinnati, Grand Secretary.
OKLAHOMA.
The eighth annual communication of the Grand
Lodge of Oklahoma was opened at Oklahoma City
February 14th, 1916. Aimer E. Monroney Grand
Master.
Oklahoma City Lodge, of which he is a mem-
ber, presented Bro. Monroney with a beautiful
Grand Master's apron, with which he was greatly
pleased.
M. W. Bro. Dan S. McMillan, Grand Master
of Masons in Texas, was a visitor, who was re-
ceived with due ceremony.
Referring to the war situation Bro. Monroney
said:
Masonry, as an institution, has taken no active part
in trying to bring about any peace negotiations, as a united,
concerted effort by our fraternity. However, we have
responded to the cry of the widow and orphans of those
desolated countries and the response has been generous and
liberal — and well it should be — for the suffering and helpless-
ness caused by, or resulting from, this greatest conflict
the world has ever known
The condition of the craft in Oklahoma was
eminently satisfactory, and its growth gratifying.
Among the fraternal dead were M. W. Bro.
Alfred G. Gray, who was Grand Master in 1912;
M. W. Bro. Selwvn Douglas, Grand Master in
1904; and M. W. 'Bro. C. C. Ayers, Past Grand
Master of Masons in Arkansas, who had affiliated
in Oklahoma.
A sum exceeding ten thousand dollars was in
bank at the credit of the Masonic home fund.
Ixxxvi GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
The laying of the corner stone of the new state
house with Masonic ceremonies was one of the
events of the year.
The Grand Master had refused all applications
to circulate begging letters to lodges in the juris-
diction.
Many rulings had been made, all being inter-
pretations of the Masonic law of the jurisdiction.
Nearly four hundred dollars had been raised
for the Masonic War Relief Association of the
United States.
Recognition was given to the Grand Lodge of
the Philippine Islands. Recognition of the National
Regular and Independent Grand Lodge of France
was refused.
Lodges in Oklahoma 453; number of members
not given.
Arthur James Weir, Hugo, Grand Master.
William Moses Anderson, Oklahoma City,
Grand Secretary.
OREGON.
The sixty-fifth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Oregon was opened at Portland
June 16th, 1915. William G. Bristol, Grand Mas-
ter.
We shall state the facts mildly if we say that
the Grand Master was not, in his address, com-
plimentary to the brethren of the jurisdiction. He
said:
Astonishing wastefulness and extravagance are notablj'
exhibited in the doings of this year among lodges that have
cost approximately $6^,923.00; and nothing is left to show
for it. Your Grand Lodge expenditures invariably exceed
its income. Its finances have been, and those of your
Masonic Building Association usually are, in such a state
that there has not been enough from the revenues to con-
duct business without borrowing money.
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For which reasons he urged strict economy
upon the Grand Lodge and upon the subordinate
lodges. He recommended the creation of fixed
funds for the needs of indigent brethren, their
widows and their children; that power be given the
Grand Master to appoint District Representatives
"to guide, direct and instruct lodge business"; that
methods of Masonic instruction and education be
provided throughout the jurisdiction and that the
Grand Master have power to convert the funds of
a Masonic building association into cash for the
purpose of providing a benevolent fund. The
various committees to which the address of the
Grand Master was referred, and the brethren of
Grand Lodge, did not wholly agree with the views
of Bro. Bristol, but it is pretty certain that his
recommendations will result in good.
He denied that the rights and privileges of
constituent lodges are unduly interfered with by
Grand Lodge. He said:
Let it be known to you that the constituent lodge
which understands Masonry, which promulgates it among
its members and observes its fundamental principles and
complies with the laws of the order will have no complaint
of interference with its rights.
He noted the death of M. W. Bro. John Mc-
Cracken, who was Grand Master in 1863-1864. A
special session of Grand Lodge was called for the
purpose of performing the funeral ceremonies.
A committee appointed to report upoii the
question of physical requirements in candidates
made a report to the effect that a candidate must
possess the physical ability to conform substan-
tially to and be instructed in and give instructions
in the arts and mysteries of Freemasonry; provided
that where a candidate is maimed after he has
received the E. A. degree, such injury shall not
prevent his advancement. He must have resided
within the jurisdiction of the lodge to which he
applies for at least one year; and he must not have
been rejected by any lodge within six months of
the date of his application. The report was adopt-
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ed by Grand Lodge; but it must be reported upon
by the Jurisprudence Committee at the next annual
communication.
After, the installation of the new officers the
retiring Grand Master presented the retiring Chap-
lain with "the official hat of the office" he had filled
for a year. We have never before heard that it was
needful to have a Grand Chaplain well tiled.
M. W. Bro. David P. Mason presented the
report on Foreign Correspondence, which is a good
one.
Lodges in Oregon 145; members 14,214, a gain
of 954.
Frank T. Miller, Salem, Grand Master.
fames P". Robinson, Portland, Grand Secretarv.
PENNSYLVANIA.
A quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge
of Penns^dvania was held at Philadelphia March
3rd, 1915. J. Henry Williams Grand Master.
An offer was received from a brother to give
at once to Grand Lodge a sum of 833,300 condition-
ed on the payment to him of SI, 400 a year during
his life and of S500 a year to his widow after his
death, the principal sum to be expended in the
erection of a cottage on the grounds of the Masonic
home. The offer was accepted.
Report was made that, with two exceptions,
portraits of all the Grand Masters of the jurisdic-
tion for more than a hundred years had been ob-
tained, and nearly all of^them had been published
in the proceedings.
At the quarterly communication held Decem-
ber 1st, 1915, financial reports were submitted, in-
cluding reports on the Masonic home. The total
assets of Grand Lodge, including the homes and
the temple at Philadelphia are valued at §4,456,432.
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE Ixxxix
The annual grand communication was held
December 27th, 1915.
Five new lodges had been constituted during
the year.
An amendment to the constitution was offered,
which, however, will not be considered till Decem-
ber of the present year, which reads as follows:
A petitioner rejected as the result of a ballot in a
lodge other than in the lodge petitioned shall in any future
action be considered as a rejected petitioner in the lodge
originally petitioned.
So far as this affects Pennsylvania only it is
not necessary to consider it. But it affects other
grand jurisdictions, therefore it is properly a
subject of debate. During the year the Grand
Master had issued nine edicts declaring that nine
regularly made Masons should not enjoy any Ma-
sonic rights or privileges within the state of Penn-
sylvania. The reason given was that they had been
rejected in Pennsylvania, had subsequently removed
to other states, and there, in accordance with the
Masonic law of those jurisdictions, were accepted
and initiated. The Grand Master spoke of these
brethren as "persons unlawfully made iif other
jurisdictions." Now, they were not unlawfully
made. There is. nothing to show that they had not
lived in the several jurisdictions for a period long
enough to give them a Masonic residence there, that
they were not under the tongue of good report, or
that they were not physically capable of complying
literally with all the requirements of Masonic cere-
monies. A man living in Pennsylvania applied to his
local lodge for membership, but it was discovered
that he had lost one joint of a finger on his left
hand. Under the Pennsylvania law he could not be
accepted, and was declared a rejected candidate.
He then came to Canada, and, after living here
more than a year, he was accepted and initiated.
Then the Grand Master of Pennsylvania issued his
edict that this brother must be denied all Masonic
rights and privileges in Pennsylvania. His position
is thus stated bv himself:
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We reaffirm our belief in the proposition stated a year
ago: That a petitioner may apply where he chooses; that
when he has so chosen his choice is fixed and permanent
and he is and remains the property of the chosen lodge
until it releases him.
That when a resident of this jurisdiction applies in an-
other, as he may, the proper inquiry must be made by the
Grand Master of that jurisdiction through the Grand Mas-
ter of this. Our practice is to refer the inquiry to the lodge
nearest the residence of the petitioner, to ascertain the
Masonic fitness of the petitioner. There is no other inquiry.
In some places the ruling is different from ours. There
the inquiry seems to be "Why should he not be compelled to
join us?" "Why should we let him go elsewhere?" Upon
this thought the inquiry is answered in the negative, which
simply means to them "We prefer to keep the petitioner at
home," while with us it means "He is unfit to be made a
Mason."
The third paragraph of the extract is wholly
unwarranted by the facts, and it is uncharitable
and unmasonic in its tone. In most jurisdictions
(we think in all) a candidate must have lived for a
considerable length of time in the country and be a
bona fiide resident; he must have a good reputation
as a man and a citizen; and he must be able to
comply literally with all the requirements of the
ceremonies. Except the last these are the require-
ments in Pennsylvania. There "physical perfection"
is demanded. If the man had the tip of the little
finger of his left hand shot away at the battle of
Gettysburg while fighting for the defence of Penn-
sylvania, no Pennsylvania lodge dare admit him to
membership. But that standard of physical per-
fection is not common among Masons, and is not
warranted by any ancient law. Pennsylvania has
a perfect right to make it her law; but Pennsyl-
vania has no right to say that it must be the law
in other jurisdictions. To assert that the candidate
so rejected in Pennsylvania must not be accepted
by another jurisdiction is to deny the Masonic
sovereignty of the other juridsiction. And to im-
ply that the other jurisdictions, in accepting such
candidates, acted upon the principle that the re-
jected candidates should be compelled to join them
is an unjust and wholly unwarranted declaration
that they are so eager for candidates and so eager
or money as to accept unfit material.
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Nor will the Pennsylvania doctrine of perpetual
jurisdiction be accepted by the Masonic world. It
is incompatible with the dignity of a sovereign
Grand Lodge to sue to the Grand Lodge of Penn-
sylvania, much more to a private lodge in Penn-
sylvania, for permission to accept a candidate
known to be suitable for initiation and worthy to
be made a Mason. We do not agree with a brother
reviewer that the position assumed by Pennsylvania
constitutes a casus belli, but it certainly is a cause
for disquiet in the Masonic world and a menace to
Masonic harmony.
Lodges in Pennsylvania 497; members 120,576,
a gain for the year of 5,116.
Louis A. Watres, Masonic Temple, Philadel-
phia, Grand Master.
John A. Perry, ^Masonic Temple, Philadelphia,
Grand Secretary.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.
The fortieth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island was opened
at Charlottetown June 23rd, 1915. George S.
Inman Grand Master.
"From a Masonic standpoint," said the Grand
Master, "the year has been a successful one, several
of the lodges having shown great enthusiasm in
their work: others are marking time."
A sum of 81,075 had been raised in aid of the
Queen's Canadian hospital in England.
During the year the Grand Master had visited
all the lodges in the jurisdiction with two excep-
tions.
The Masonic situation in Prince Edward Is-
land was thus summarized by Bro. Inman:
When compared with other years, the one just closed
can be termed one of activity. We commenced the year
with 799 Master Masons and we closed the year with 810,
a net gain of 20. In some lodges there has been special
xcit GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
activity. While increase in membership is a necessary part
of the work — necessary for the perpetuation of Masonic
existence, yet it is not the only object to be aimed at.
The Masonic builder should build well no matter how^ slow-
ly the work proceeds. We are not working against time.
Speed has no place in our merit book. If the finished pro-
duct is good, we ask to see no time sheets. The founda-
tion upon which we build is that of brotherly love, the
cement we use is good deeds of charity, while the completed
structure is a well spent life. Though some of our lodges
are hastening slowly they are building well. Others again
are working overtime, after a long period of rest.
He believed that each lodge should be en-
couraged to attend divine service at least once a
year.
In concluding his address he said:
As Masons we are character builders. Every day adds
an additional stone to the edifice of life. Let each stone
be a perfect ashler, so that the building when complete may
be a fit abode for the spirit of truth. Self-sacrifice and
unselfishness are two of the great underlying principles of
our order. The greatest deeds that history records are those
of sacrifice. Nothing is so soul-shrivelling as selfishness.
The Committee on Foreign Correspondence
recommended recognition of the Grand Lodge of
Queensland, and that action respecting the Grand
lodge of the Philippine Islands and the Grand Lodge
Nationale Independante et Reguliere of France be
deferred. Grand Lodge adopted the recommenda-
tion.
Lodges in Prince Edward Island 15; members
819, a gain of 20.
James D. Stewart, Georgetown, Grand Master.
W. P. DouU, P. G. M., Charlottetown, Grand
Secretary.
QUEBEC.
The- forty-sixth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Quebec was opened at Montreal
February 9th, 1916. Edward A. Evans Grand
Master.
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE xciii
Among the distinguished visitors was M. W.
Bro. S. A. Luke, of this jurisdiction, who was
warmly welcomed by the Grand Master.
Soon after his election to the office of Grand
Master M. W. Bro. Evans suffered from a very
severe attack of pneumonia, which nearly ended his
usefulness, and for two weeks he was unconscious;
but happily he was restored to his friends.
Owing to the continuance of the war Bro.
Evans declined to attend mere social functions, and
confined his visits to lodges in which his presence
was officially necessary.
One lodge was consecrated during the year.
A circular letter had been issued for the pur-
pose of getting the names of all Masons in the
jurisdiction who had volunteered for overseas ser-
vice. The honor roll,, not by any means complete,
is printed in the proceedings. It shows that 387
members had enlisted, of whom eight were killed
in action, nineteen were wounded, one wounded
and missing, one missing, and one a prisoner in
Germany.
Among the fraternal dead was Lt. Col. Lacy
R. Johnson, a Past Grand Master of Manitoba,
but affiliated in Quebec.
Six dispensations had been granted to confer
the second and third degrees within the time limit,
in all cases for brethren who had joined the Can-
adian Expeditionary force. Requests for dispensa-
tions to accept candidates under twenty-one years
of age had been refused in all cases. Also a request
to permit a public installation at which ladies or
outsiders were to be present.
R. W. Bro. Thomas Shanks, of Ottawa, had
been appointed representative of Quebec near the
Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
The Grand vSecretary reported that the official
travelling receipts had been in active demand.
xciv GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
Respecting the contributions to the various
war funds he said:
The total amount received from the lodges in this Pro-
vince and forwarded to the Canadian Patriotic Fund was
$7,962.85, and to the Red Cross Society, $3,150.00; and the
Belgian Fund, $704.13. This is irrespective of many-
amounts forwarded directly and not through this ofl&ce.
The splendid church offering at Sherljrooke being one
instance. I have received and there has passed through my
hands upwards of $25,000 from the various branches of the
Masonic fraternity for and on account of patriotic purposes
since the commencement of the war.
It is evident that the Quebec brethren show
their faith by their works.
In response to several applications for fraternal
recognition the Committee on Fraternal Relations,
of which M. W. Bro. E. T. D. Chambers is chair-
man, reported in favor of recognizing the Grand
Lodges of Queensland and the Philippine Islands,
and against recognition of the Mexican Symbolical
Rite, the Supreme Council of the Argentine Repub-
lic, the National Independent and Regular Grand
Lodge of France, and the Grand Lodge of Sweden.
It is always a pleasure to read the Quebec
report on Foreign Correspondence by M. W. Bro.
Chambers, who has very kindly things to say about
this grand jurisdiction. Taking his text from Bro.
Greenleaf, of Colorado, Bro. Chambers has a very
interesting article on the significancy of the three
altar lights asking if there is any symbolism in the
mere burinng of the candle or lamp as separate
from the light given. We cannot see that there is,
nor why there should be any. It is possible,
though modern Masonry is wholly divorced from
dogmatic theology, that the three lights symbolized
to our ancient brethren the three Persons of the
Trinity; but if that is so they should not be called
the three lesser lights.
Lodges in Quebec 66; members 8,368, an in-
crease for the year of 102.
Edward A. Evans, Qtiebec, Grand Master.
Will H. Whvte, Montreal, Grand Secretary.
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE xcv
QUEENSLAND.
A special communication of the Grand Lodge of
Queensland was held at Brisbane August 12th, 1914,
for the purpose of investing officers elected for the
then ensuing Masonic year. Grand Master A. M.
Hertzberg, who had been re-elected, reaffirmed his
obligation as Grand Master, and was duly proclaim-
ed, after which the other officers were invested.
The Grand Master said:
Our progress as a Grand Lodge has been well main-
tained, and our roots as the sovereign Masonic body in this
our own country have been still more deeply implanted,
and as such received further recognition from our brethren
in distant lands. The landmarks of Freemasonry and the
high standard our Grand Lodge set itself at its inception
have been well and truly maintained, and nothing un-
worthy of ourselves or of the craft has been allowed to find
a place among us.
During the year three new lodges had been
warranted.
At a stated communication held September 14,
1914, a letter was received from a lodge recommend-
ing that proposals for membership in private lodges
should be laid before all the lodges in the jurisdic-
tion before being balloted upon. The lodge was
informed that it was not practicable to carry out
the suggestion.
At a stated communication held June 14th,
1915, a resolution was adopted requesting lodges in
the jurisdiction to contribute to a patriotic fund,
and Grand Lodge started the list with a contribu-
tion of £100.
The receipts and expenditures appear to have
been each about £1,200.
A. M. Hertzberg, Brisbane, Grand Master.
Charles H. Harley, Brisbane, Grand vSecretary.
xcvi GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
RHODE ISLAND.
A semi-annual communication of the Grand
Lodge of Rhode Island was held at Providence
November 16th, 1914. J. Fred Parker Grand Mas-
ter.
The business transacted was mainly of a rou-
tine character. Only one item of it has general
interest: In a certain lodge the annual dues were
payable in advance; and a by-law was passed au-
thorizing the suspension of members who failed to
pay in advance. The Grand Master disallowed the
by-law, holding that a member could not be in
arrear for dues before the end of the term for which
the dues were assessed. The committee on reports
of grand officers held that the reason assigned by
the Grand Master was not sound, but no action
was taken, and the by-law stood disallowed.
The annual communication was held at Pro-
vidence May 17th, 1'915, with the Grand Master,
James Fred Parker, presiding in the grand east.
He lamented the loss by death of Cyrus Manchester
Van Slyck, who was Grand Master in 1897.
In St. John's Lodge, Newport, a candidate was
accepted, initiated and passed; but, before the time
had arrived for his raising, he was arrested on a
charge of embezzlement, found guilty and sentenced
to a term of imprisonment. The Master of the
lodge asked the Grand Master what was then the
standing of the candidate. The latter replied that,
not having taken the third degree and signed the
by-laws, the candidate had no standing in the lodge.
Then he simply resumed his position as a profane.
In most jurisdictions, we think, he would be en-
titled to a Masonic trial before being declared to be
without Masonic standing. No man ought to be
deprived of a Masonic standing for which he has
paid without an opportunity to defend himself..
That is civil justice: it ought to be Masonic justice.
Returns from all the lodges, said the Grand
Master, showed a large increase in membership,
throughout the jurisdiction, as well as harmony
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE xcvii
Lodges in Rhode Island 37; members 9,194, a
gain for the year of 361.
Reuben S. Bemis, Providence, Grand Master.
S. Penrose Williams, Providence, Grand Secre-
tary.
SASKATCHEWAN.
The ninth annual communication of the Grand
Lodge of Saskatchewan was opened at Regina on
the 16th of June, 1915. L. T. McDonald Grand
Master.
The Mavor of the City of Regina welcomed
the members 'of Grand Lodge to the city, and ten-
dered all sorts of hospitality.
The Grand Master said the year had been a
most successful one, from a Masonic standpoint, both
financiallv and numerically. The Grand Lodge had
been formed in 1906. There were then twenty-
four lodges and about nine hundred members m
the province. From that time the growth of
Masonrv had been in keeping with the development
of the province, so that at the close of the Masonic
year there had been 116 lodges and 6,705 members.
The financial affairs of Grand Lodge were also in
good shape. The benevolent fund had $11,000
to its credit; the war fund amounted to $3,200; and
the balance in bank was sufficient to meet current
expenses of Grand Lodge.
He announced the death of M. W. Bro. John
Leslie, Past Grand Master of Manitoba, who had
the honorary rank of Past Grand Master in Sas-
katchewan.
He strongly impressed upon the District Depu-
ties the duty of urging upon the lodges throughout
the jurisdiction that they must not, under any cir-
cumstances, accept inferior material. He said:
"No matter how a lodge may be pressed for funds,
this is no reason why material other than the very
best should be accepted."
xcviii GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
He had ruled that a brother who had served a
full year as Warden outside the jurisdiction of
vSaskatchewan was eligible to the position of Wor-
shipful Master, but documentary evidence must be
produced that the brother had actually served.
vSix lodges had been constituted during the year
and three had been continued under dispensation.
An appeal had been sent out for a special war
fund. In response S3, 200 had been received, and
Bro. McDonald recommended the raising of further
funds.
In his concluding remarks Bro. McDonald had
some good things to say. Here are two of them:
A man is what he is, not what he says he is; his
character is what he is before God; that no man can touch;
only he himself can touch it. His reputation is what men
say he is; that may be damaged. Reputation is for time;
character is for eternity.
In the great light of Masonry we have a perfect stand-
ard both of duty and character, that by the in-
fluence of both, appealing to the best principles of our na-
ture, we may be roused to the noblest and best eflorts.
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of
little things, in which smiles and kindness and small obliga-
tions, given habitually, are what win and preserve the
heart and secure comfort,
On recommendation of the Committee on
Foreign Relations recognition was extended to the
Grand Lodge of Queensland.
M. W. Bro. A. S. Gorrell presented the report
on Foreign Correspondence. For the most part the
report simply records the doings of grand bodies;
but when Bro. Gorrell has anything to say he says
it in plain English. For example, a brother cor-
respondent had criticized Saskatchewan because it
gives affiliated Past Masters from other jurisdic-
tions their proper lodge rank, but denies them seats
in Grand Lodge. To which Bro. Gorrell replied:
"We can only say that our action is rather in ad-
vance than behind some of the Canadian Grand
Lodges; but we do not propose to have Grand Lodge
overrun with Past Masters who have been educated
along different Masonic lines from our own."
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE xcix
Lodges in Saskatchewan 116, including six under
dispensation; members 6,705, a gain of 753.
W. M. Thomson, Fort Qu'Appelle, Grand
Master.
Rev. W. B. Tate, Regina, Grand Secretary.
SCOTLAND.
A quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge
of Scotland was held at Edinburgh May 6th, 1915.
Col. R. King Stewart, Grand Master.
A resolution reported from the Grand Com-
mittee to purchase a motor ambulance for the
Scottish Branch of the Red Cross Society, at a
price of £450, was unanimously adopted.
Notice of motion was given to amend the con-
stitution by adding the following paragraph:
No lodge in Scotland shall be entitled to initiate into
Freemasonry any applicant whose domicile is not Scottish
(other than a person serving in any branch of his Majesty's
Imperial forces), unless such applicant has resided, or has
had his place of business, for at least twelve months im-
mediately preceding the date of his application, within the
province in which the lodge is situated, or unless, on special
cause shown, a dispensation is granted by the Grand Master.
After changing the requirement that residence
must be "within the British Isles," the amendment
was carried at the November communication.
A question had been asked if, after inspection
of the ballot box by the Wardens and Master,
brethren might be asked to inspect it; and the
Grand Committee recommended a ruling that
"The ofhce-bearers responsible for the ballot are
the Right Worshipful Master and the two Wardens
and no other brother has any right to interfere.
vSuch a practice as that alluded to in the inquiry
should not be permitted."
At the quarterly communication held in August
the Grand Committee recommended that certain
property in Edinburgh owned by Grand Lodge "be
insured against air-craft and bombardment risks."
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The Provincial Grand Master for Forfarshire,
in the course of his report said:
I regret to have to report a heavy drop in the number
of intrants during last Masonic year. For the previous
three years the number of initiations ranged from 650 to 700,
but last year they dropped to 481, owing entirely, I believe,
to the influence of the war. The eligible brethren of this
province have responded heroically to the call of their King
and country, and are bravely doing their bit. Some have
made the supreme sacrifice.
Col. R. King vStewart of ^lurdostoun was
unanimously re-elected Grand Master.
The annual communication was held on the
30th November, 1915. The Grand Master elect
was installed with imposing ceremonies and the
other officers invested.
In the course of his brief address the Grand
Master said:
The following is a brief statement of the progress of
Scottish Freemasonry during the past year, and the present
position of Grand Lodge. The grand total of Scottish
Freemasons has been increased during the past year by
8,963 new members, as compared with 10,872 last year.
The income of Grand Lodge during the past year has been
£8,273 as against £10,173 in the previous year — a decrease
of £1,900. In 1914 the income of Grand Lodge was
£10,173, and the expenditure £6,820. This year the in-
come is £8,273, and the expenditure £6,494. During 1915
the grants from the benevolent fund have amounted to
£780. The sum of £2,985 has been paid to our annuitants
this year, and since the formation of the annuity fund in
1889, the sum of £47,700 has been disbursed in this direc-
tion. The amount contributed this year to the fund by
daughter lodges amounted to £1,736, as compared with
£1,712 last year, and for the seventeen years, 1899 to 1915,
the subscriptions have amounted to £20,133. The sum of
£15 10s. has been contributed this year by provincial
Grand Lodges, daughter lodges, and individual brethren
towards the building fund of Grand Lodge, which makes a
total of £4,750 subscribed in aid of this fund.
Warrants had been issued to ten new lodges,
of which three were in Queensland, two in India, two
in Scotland, and one each in the Malay States, West
Africa, and the Cape of Good Hope. The several
ftxnds of Grand Lodge amounted to £110,230, and
"the heritable and movable property" to £59,070,
making a total of assets amounting to £169,300.
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A notice of motion looking to the appointment
of investigating committees in all lodges, and strict
enquiry into the character of all candidates, was
referred to the Committee on By-Laws.
Col. R. King Stewart of Murdostoun Grand
Master.
David Reid, 96 George Street, Edinburgh,
Grand Secretary.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
A half yearly communication of the Grand
Lodge of South Australia was held at Adelaide
October 1st, 1914. Sir Samuel J. Way Grand
Master.
A pleasing feature of the communication was
the reception of the Grand Master after his severe
illness, which ended in the amputation of an arm.
The year was eventful for Sir Samuel. First he
lost his wife. Then came the illness during which
he hovered between life and death. At the semi-
annual communication he expressed a hope that he
might still, though nearly eighty years of age, con-
tinue to perform service to the craft. But on the
8th of January, 1916, he was called to his reward.
He was a strong man, prominent in affairs of the
state as well as in those of the craft. It is some-
what remarkable that he was not a Past Master of
a Lodge when he was elected Grand Master, and
became Worshipful Master of his mother lodge
after he had borne the higher rank sixteen years.
At the half-yearly communication held April
21st, 1915, grants were made to the Belgian relief
fund of £100; to the Grand Lodge of France, to
assist in relieving distressed Freemasons, £100, and
£o0 toward the purchase of a motor ambulance.
In his address the Grand Master said:
Our membership is 5,702. For years we had hoped to
reach 4,000; now we have gone beyond, and nearly reached
6,000. Wc are members of a brotherhood nearly three
times as numerous as when this Grand Lodge was estab-
lished. We have been able to dispense more relief
cii GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
than in any previous year of our history — (hear, hear) —
nearly £1,200. We have a record number of lodges (77)
in active work, and our funds exceed £33,000; but I am
more proud that we have dispensed about £1200 in
charitj' than of our growth of funds and lodges and temples.
During the year four new lodges had been con-
secrated, and the total of lodges in the jurisdiction
was reported to be 77.
The "digest of proceedings and reports of
Sister Grand Lodges" was submitted by a commit-
tee, each member doing a part of the work. The
review for Canada was done by V. W. Bro. F.
Lathlean, who said nice things about this jurisdic-
tion. Of the Canadian volume of proceedings,
adorned with the protrait of M. W. Bro. Mc-
Pherson, he said: "The frontispiece of this excellent
volume is a handsome portrait of the Grand Master
or we should say a portrait of the handsome Grand
Master, who has been elected for a second year."
Further he said: "The report of the Board on the
condition of Masonry is most able, comprehensive
and inspiring."
Lodges in South Australia 999; members at the
end of 1914, 5,702.
Charles R. J. Glover, Adelaide. Grand Secre-
tary.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The one hundred and thirty-ninth annual com-
munication of the Grand Lodge of -South Carolina
was opened at Charleston, December 14th, 1915.
George T. Bryan Grand Master.
Bro. Bryan was glad to be able to report that
the craft in South Carolina was prosperous, was at
peace, and was doing the work of Masonry. He
said:
It is with sincere pleasure and gratification that I in-
form you that peace and harmony prevail throughout our
entire jurisdiction, and, so far as I am advised, there is not
one single case of appeal, or real or fancied grievance, to be
referred to the Committee on Appeals and Grievances for
investigation and adjustment.
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In considering the question of Masonic relief,
the Grand Master had reached the conclusion that
the system of making individual grants, given ac-
cording to the needs of the recipients, was better
than the housing of the needy in Masonic homes.
He said:
We are caring for the Masonic orphans better in the
regularly organized charities, or homes of Masons or their
own homes, as has seemed best and most expedient by us;
we are caring for the Mason, his widow and his orphans, in
some instances, at their own homes, where the children are
growing up under the sweet and gentle influence of "Mo-
ther," we are contributing to the aid and relief of old and
indigent Masons and their wives or widows in their own
humble homes, or in old home neighborhoods. How much
better is this, how much more happiness this gives than
separating the children from their mother and her influence,
or taking the old and indigent Mason and his wife from
their home life and friendly social surroundings, where they
are known and loved, and housing them all together in a
Masonic home, where the bright and joyous life and noisy
mirth of young childhood Tias to be curbed or repressed
if not entirely prohibited, to please the whims and idiosyn-
crasies of these aged ones, who are in their second child-
hood?
Six lodges were constituted during the year.
Three lodges were continued under dispensation.
vSeven corner stones were laid by the Grand Master.
A circular letter had been issued warning
brethren against the impudent solicitations of the
sturdy beggars from Ohio who ask for money
ostensibly for the purpose of building a monument
to ex-President McKinley.
The Grand Master refused to grant permission
to a lodge at Cody, Wyoming, to send letters to
lodges in South Carolina asking for assistance in
building a Masonic temple. He was right.
On the recommendation of the Grand Master,
R. W. Bro. A. A. Lemon had been appointed re-
presentative of the Grand Lodge of Canada near
the Grand Lodge of South Carolina.
A brother reported that he had in his posses-
sion a printed document showing that the Grand
Lodge was holding its one hundred and seventy-
ninth annual communication instead of its one hun-
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dred and thirty-ninth. A committee was appointed
"to look into the matter of the age of the Grand
Lodge and fully report to the Grand Lodge at its
next annual communication." It would be well for
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania to look to their
laurels. If the Grand Lodge of South Carolina
was formed in 1736, nineteen years after the for-
mation of the Grand Lodge of England, both of those
venerable sisters will look like modern upstarts.
The readable, breezy and every-way commend-
able report on Foreign Correspondence was sub-
mitted by M. \V. Bro. J. L. Michie. It was his
sixth report. He rather wondered at the "very full
and complete returns" of district deputies in this
jurisdiction, and copied the table appended to one
of those reports "to show South Carolina deputies
what is required by these officers in Canada."
Well, Brother Michie, that is what we have them
for.
Lodges in South Carolina 259, including five
under dispensation; members 16,712, a gain for the
year of 438.
R. A. Cooper, Laurens, Grand Master.
O. Frank Hart, Columbia, Grand Secretary.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
The forty-first annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of South Dakota was opened at
Sioux Falls June 8th, 1915. George Philip Grand
Master.
Members of Grand Lodge were welcomed to
Sioux Falls by the Masters of the local lodges;
and, in closing his response to the address of wel-
come, the Grand Master, paraphrasing Burns's
lines, said:
When death's dark stream I ferry o'er,
A time that surely shall come,
In Heaven itself I'll ask no more
Than just a Sioux Falls welcome.
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In his formal address to Grand Lodge he said
it was very gratifying to be able to report that
peace, harmony and Masonic kindness prevailed
throughout the jurisdiction. He added:
Well may American manhood and American fraternal-
ism proudly claim a place in the sun because, today, this
country is extending to a world at war, and will continue
so to do, the helping hand to support a falling brother.
He had constituted four new lodges during the
year.
He had refused all requests to confer degrees
out of time, believing that the Masonic degrees
should not be given or received lightly, and that
they are worth waiting for the statutory time.
He had presided at three emergent communi-
cations for the purpose of laying corner stones, two
of them those of Masonic halls.
At the last annual communication of Grand
Lodge the dues of subordinate lodges were increased
to provide a "grand charity fund." The result was
satisfactorv, more than $5,'500 having been received
during the year, and that amount, the Grand Mas-
ter said, "will in a few years raise the fund to very
respectable proportions." A sum of $17,L53 is now
in the fund, and Bro. Philip thinks the question of
Grand Lodge benevolence has been solved.
In the course of an excellent report the Grand
Secretary said:
The suggestion has been made in many quarters that
the report of the Committer on Grievances and Appeals
be not published in the Proceedings of Grand Lodge.
The thought is thus forcibly expressed by one: "Masonry
is neither a reform school, nor a criminal court to air the
offences of its members. It is humiliating enough to know
that in the fraternity there are those who disgrace its fair
name, and bring to us the blush of shame: but let us stop
publishing it to the public."
Few Masons like the idea of washing dirty
linen in public; but it should be borne in mind that
the proceedings of Grand Lodges are seen by very
few outside of the craft, and it is important that
members of the craft, and especially officers of
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lodges, should be furnished with the names of those
who have been suspended or expelled.
M. \V. Bro. vSamuel A. Brown continues the
report on Correspondence. He has succeeded in
getting the pictures of a great majority of his fel-
low correspondents; but it is to be noted that he
makes his own picture bigger than those of any of
the others. If that sort of "invidious distinction"
is to prevail very serious consequences are likely to
follow.
Lodges in Dakota 142; members 11,163, a gain
of 433 for the year.
Marshall R. Brown, vSioux Falls, Grand Master.
George A. Pettigrew, Sioux Falls Grand Sec-
retary.
TASMANIA.
The annual communication of the Grand Lodge
of Tasmania was held at Hobart February 24th,
1916. Sir William Ellison Macartnev Grand Mas-
ter.
The Board of General Purposes reported that
a roll recording the names of brethren who had
joined the expeditionary forces of Tasmania had
been prepared, and that additions to it were con-
stantly being made, as new recruits were obtained.
The Board added:
The proposal to eliminate or reduce the cost of refresh-
ments at our monthly meetings, devoting the savings
to the Red Cross Fund, was most heartily taken up by
the lodges, and it is gratifying to note that up to the
31st December last the amount of £150 14s. 9d. had been
contributed towards the excellent object of providing com-
forts for sick or wounded soldiers.
The Board of Benevolence reported funds on
hand, including investments and balance in bank,
amounting to nearly £20,000.
A resolution was offered that, during the con-
tinuance of the war, lodges be exempt from pay-
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ment of Grand Lodge dues on account of brethren
serving at the front; but it was decided that, under
the wording of the constitution, the exemption
could not be made.
There is a brief report on Foreign Correspond-
ence, but the members of the committee having
the work in charge are not named.
Sir William Ellison Macartney was unani-
mously re-elected Grand Master. In the course
of a brief address he said:
The reports which have been laid before Grand Lodge
from the Board of General Purposes and the Board of
Benevolence indicate that the general position of the craft
is satisfactory. With regard to the report of the Grand
Treasurer, though the financial position is not alarming, I
think he is justified in considering it as not quite satisfac-
tory.
He added that the financial position of the
great majority of the constituent lodges was excel-
lent; but it is evident that Grand Lodge is com-
pelled to exercise great prudence in order to keep
up its work of benevolence and pay current ex-
penses.
Lodges in Tasmania 31; number of members
not stated.
Sir William Ellison Macartney, Hobart, Grand
Master.
John Hamilton, Hobart, Grand Secretary. .
TENNESSEE.
The one hundred and second annual communi-
cation of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee was opened
at Nashville January 26th, 1916. T. A. Hisey
Grand Master.
Of the condition of Masonry in the jurisdiction
Bro. Hisey said: "Peace and prosperity prevail in
Tennessee. New lodge rooms and a magnificent
temple have been completed and dedicated last
year. The membership has increased in a sub-
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stantial manner both in number and in the quality
and character of men admitted to the order."
Bro. Hisey said: "The first administrative act
the Grand Master was called upon to perform was
the raising of some money for the payment of taxes
and insurance upon the property of the widow and
daughter of a distinguished brother Mason of
Tennessee." The money was raised by special
appeal to selected lodges in the eastern, middle and
western parts of the state.
During the year Grand Lodge had suffered the
loss by death of its very able and efficient Grand
Secretary, Bro. John B. Garrett, and Bro. Stith
M. Cain was appointed by the Grand Master
Grand vSecretary pro tem. Bro. Cain was elected
at the annual communication, and is now the per-
manent Grand Secretary.
No less than three Past Grand Masters died
during the year. They were (1) Henry Hurlburt
Ingersoll, who was Grand Master in 1888; (2) John
T. Williamson, who was Grand Master in 1889;
and (3) Newton McConnell, who was Grand Master
in 1883.
The Grand Master had issued a warning circu-
lar advising the brethren not to be gulled by a
series of chain letterss emanating from Ohio; beg-
ging money ostensibly for the erection of a monu-
ment to President McKinley. He pointed out
that this scheme had not the approval of the Grand
Lodge of Ohio, and that endeavors had been made
by the United States postal authorities to have
all answers to the chain letters stopped and returned
to the senders.
The Grand Master of vSouth Carolina had
asked how long a time Tennessee claimed jurisdic-
tion over rejected material which had removed from
the state. To which Bro. Hisey had replied: "The
laws passed by any Grand Lodge are for the govern-
ment of its own subordinate lodges, and not to
control the action of any other grand jurisdictions."
He added: "The sovereignty that Tennessee claims
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for herself in her own domain she freely concedes
to her sister jurisdictions, in their own domain."
Applications for admission to the Masonic
home were in excess of the capacity of the house,
and the revenues of the home were not sufficient
for current needs. He therefore recommended that
the per capita tax be increased to SI. 50, of which
one dollar was to be for the exclusive use of the
home and fifty cents for the use of the Grand
Lodge. The recommendation, however, was not
approved by Grand Lodge, and the per capita tax
remains at SI. 25.
The report on Foreign Correspondence was
presented by M. W. Bro. H. A. Chambers, chair-
man of the committee. It is a good report, sum-
marizing well the doings of all Grand Lodges whose
proceedings had been received. In his preliminary
review of the Masonic situation Bro. Chambers
said:
One thing that stands out with commanding prom-
inence, as it did last year, is the universal, helpful and
generous benevolence exhibited by Masons everywhere to-
ward the suffering caused by the war. The true Masonic
spirit is not dead. On the contrary, the crying needs of
these war-afflicted times have awakened, emphasized and
made active the helpful sympathies of the entire Masonic
world. This is especially noticeable among the Masons of
the United States of America. And yet, while helping with
liberal hand the victims of the foreign war, they have not
neglected their home charities, but, on the contrary, have
increased them.
Lodges in Tennessee 458; members 28,300, a
gain of 219.
Charles Barham, Nashville, Grand Master.
Stith M. Cain, Nashville, Grand vSecretary.
TEXAS.
The eightieth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Texas was opened at Waco on the
7th of December, 1915. Jewel P. Lightfoot Grand
Master.
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A pleasing feature of the opening ceremonies
was the presentation to Grand Lodge and welcome
by the Grand Master of twenty-eight brethren, all
delegates to Grand Lodge, who had been Masons
forty years or more. The oldest was Bro. John M.
Siddall, who was eighty years of age, had been a
Mason fifty-three years, and had attended Grand
Lodge for thirty years.
The Grand Master was gratified to report that
Grand Lodge was in peace and harmony with
the entire Masonic world, and that relations with
all sister jurisdictions were of the most cordial
nature. Within the jurisdiction the lodges were at
peace and were prosperous.
Two Past Grand Alasters were called to their
reward during the year. M. W. Bro. Augustus
"Weyman Houston was born in 1850, was made a
Mason in 1872, and after filling subordinate Grand
Lodge offices, was elected Grand Master in 1913.
He died on the 21st of February, 1915, and was
buried by the officers and members of the Grand
Lodge. M. \V. Bro. Benjamin Franklin Frymier
was born in 1837, was made a Mason in 1870, and
became Grand Master in 1893.
The old and troublesome question of jurisdic-
tion over material rejected in one state and accepted
in another was before the Grand Master. A lodge
in Louisiana had accepted and initiated a candidate
who had been rejected by a Texas lodge, but who
had resided in Louisiana long enough to acquire a
residence under the Masonic law of Louisiana. The
Texas lodge protested. The Grand Master of
Louisiana replied:
The Grand Lodge of Louisiana holds that it has ex-
clusive jurisdiction over bona fide residents of the state of
Louisiana, and when any such who have received any of the
degrees of Masonry depart permanently from the state, it
claims no jurisdiction over them; and, on the other hand,
considers that any citizen coming to this state, no matter
from where, and under what conditions, who has acquired
a residence and general qualifications required for member-
ship in our lodges, he falls within our jurisdiction, without
regard to what the laws or usages of the jurisdiction from,
which he hails may be in this respect.
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There was further correspondence, and the in-
cident was not closed.
A iurisdictional controversy had also arisen
with Kentucky. A member of a Kentucky lodge
Tesi^ent^n Texas was expelled by a Texas lodge.
The Grand Master of Kentucky remonstrated
While he did not deny that the brother in question
might have deserved expulsion, he claimed that ^^e
Texas lodge had no power to expel, especialU as
Texas does not recognize the right of other grand
jurisdictions to do Ukewise. The Kentucky lodge
was notified that the expulsion was not to be held
legal.
A protest had been received from "'rhe Re;
gional Grand Lodge of ^he Phihppmes No^ 2
Lainst the establishment of The Ent tied Urana
lodge of the Philippine Islands," affirmmg that the
latter bodv had invaded territory in which a grand
bodv alreadv existed. The Committee on Foreign
Correspondence reported against entertanamg th
nrotest f^rst, because the Regional Grand Lodge
Troes ;d to'have been established by the Grand
Orient of Spain, a body not recogmzed by an>
Grand Lodge in the United States or any other
English-speaking countrv as a ^^^^^he Grand Orient
second that the proceedings of the Grand '-'"ent
of Spain do not show that any regional grand body
was ever established in the Philippines; and hird^
that, if anv such regional or P— -f,^/^^^^^,,^^ fo
had been established, it would not be entitled to
claim the territorv as a soveriegn body, and there-
fore the Philippine Islands at the time of their
conquest by the United States were, Masonically.
unoccupied territory.
The Masonic law of Texas requires what is
called physical perfection in candidates. But the
Grand Master may grant dispensations to accept
those who are not "perfect youth.". Bro. L^g^tfoot
exercised this power in forty-eight instances. For
example he permitted the initiation of a man who
^^H lost the little toe of his left foot, and of one
who had th'e first joint of his left hand bent down-
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ward. But he would not permit the acceptance of a
man who had lost the first joint of a little finger
of his right hand.
Strange all this difference there should be
'Twixt tweedledum and tweedledee.
Twelve lodges had been constituted during the
year.
M. W. Bro. George W. Tyler again presented
the report on Foreign|^Correspondence, and it would
hardly be an exaggeration to call it an exhaustive
report: It fills 350 pages, and each page is interest-
ing. In his concluding remarks Bro. Tyler said:
It is for the thinking Masons of today to consider
whether the fraternity in all its ancient vigor, will survive
on mere "ritualism" alone, or whether there must be in addi-
tion, an educational advance on the line of teaching to the
novitiate the origin and history of the craft and of imbuing
him with a sublime admiration for its traditions, its beau-
ties and its beneficence in the experiences of mankind.
One great trouble with Alasonry in the United
States and Canada is that the lodges are too big.
Members do not know each other, and there is not
the intimate friendship there should be. Again,
the officers of the lodges are so busy working de-
grees they have no time for anything else. But the
evil is incorporated with our system, and it is not
probable that it ever can be eliminated.
Lodges in Texas 884; members 65,809, an in-
crease for the year of 2,159.
Dan S. McMillan, Whiteright, Grand Master.
W. B. Pearson, Waco, Grand vSecretary.
VERMONT.
The one hundred and twenty-second annual
communication of the Grand Lodge of Verrnont was
opened at Burlington June 9th, 1915. Charles H.
Darling Grand Master. Among the distinguished
visitors was M. W. Bro. Everett C. Benton, Grand
Master of Masons in Masachusetts.
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The address of the Grand Master was mainly
occupied with matters of local interest only. The
growth of the order in Vermont, he said, had been
steady, healthv and uninterrupted. He added that
there had been no scandal connected with the
Grand Lodge or with any subordinate lodge, and
nothing to look back upon with any special regret.
He had officiated at dedications of several Masonic
buildings and had attended the one hundredth anni-
versary of Missisquoi Lodge No. 9. But the cur-
rent of Masonic events in the jurisdiction had been
uniformly placid and uneventful.
The Committee on Grievances reported that
no grievance had been presented for consideration.
M. W. Bro. Marsh O. Perkins submitted the
report on Correspondence, which is comprehensive,
well written and very interesting. Of early lodges
in Vermont he says:
Two of the five original lodges in Vermont derived
their origin from the so called Ancients, yy-.- ,"\e^['^°°^
lodge" of Springfield, later Windsor, and old North Star
Lodge" of Manchester, both chartered by "Massachusetts
Grand Lodge"-mark the distinction, not St. John s Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge. A third lodge. Dorchester of \er-
gennes, received its charter from Sir John Johnson, Bart.,
"Grand Master of the Province of Quebec." The other
two old lodges, however. Temple at Bennington and Union
at Middlebury can trace their origin, through Connecticut,
to St. John's Lodge.
Under the head of Scotland, Bro. Perkins says:
At the May quarterlv Grand Lodge followed the ex-
ample of England in recognizing and providing for an ex^
change of representatives with the so-called new Grand
Lodge in France. Most consistent, indeed, in extending
recoinition to a small coterie of seceders from the Grand
Orient of France, and persistent, even contemptuous refusal
of the same to regularly organized Australasian grand bodies
of unquestioned legitimacy!
There is this difference between the two cases:
\11 Masonic intercourse between the Grand I-odge
of Scotland and the Grand Orient of France had
been cut off. France, therefore, was regarded as
unoccupied territory. When a body claiming to
practice legitimate Masonry was estabhshed in the
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republic there was no reason why it should not be
recognized. In Queensland the case was different.
There about one fourth of all the lodges established
a Grand Lodge, and strove to force the other three
fourths to join them. If the Grand Lodge of Scot-
land had recognized the new body it would have
forced its own lodges out of its fold against their
will. It was probably a mistake, or at least prema-
ture, to recognize so feeble a body as the New
National and Independent Grand Lodge of France;
but that does not affect the point raised by Bro.
Perkins.
Lodges m Vermont 103; members 14,055, a
gain of 181.
Charles H. Darling, Burlington, Grand Master.
Henrv H. Ross, Burlington, Grand vSecretary.
VICTORIA.
A quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge
of Victoria was held at Melbourne March 17th,
1915. The Hon. C. Carty-Salmon Grand Master.
Announcement was made that £200 had been
sent to Sir Edward Letchworth for the relief of
Belgian and French sufferers by the war.
The income of Grand Lodge had increased
from £8,885 in 1910 to £10,367 in 1914; and the
membership had grown from 11,728 in the former
year to 15,220 in the latter. In 1914 the net in-
crease was 1,027.
The Grand Master said that, Masonically
speakirig, the year had been one of progress and
advancement. The high level of Masonic endeavor
and fraternal achievement had been maintained.
In closing he said:
May I express a hope that, with regard to Masonic
life, our progress may be greater than ever. Do not go out
with the idea of breaking records, but go out with the idea
of increasing in the knowledge and practice of those Ma-
sonic virtues which we are taught to admire. Let us always
remember that our dutv does not end with the members of
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the craft. It certainly begins with ourselves and our
brethern; but those virtues should reach and influence all
those with whom we come in contact, so that, at the last,
peace, love and harmony should reign supreme in a world
where the true brotherhood of man has complete recogni-
tion.
A quarterly communication was held June 16th
1915.
The Board of General Purposes had been au-
thorized to expend £1,000 for patriotic purposes,
and at this communication authority to expend a
further sum of £1,000 was given. Lodges had con-
tributed £1,456, and £100 had been raised by a
concert.
It was reported that 272 enlistments of Masons
had been notified by lodges, of whom seven had
been killed in action, and eight wounded.
The third quarterly communication was held
September 15th, 1915.
The Grand Lodge of the Philippine Islands was
recognized.
From the report of the President of the Board
of General Purposes we take the following extracts:
Four hundred and eighty members of subordinate
lodges had been reported as enlisted for active service. Of
these 20 had been killed in action or died of wounds, and
30 had been reported as wounded. Grand Lodge had con-
tributed £1,200 to the various war funds, including £250 to
the Australian Red Cross Sick and Wounded Fund. Sub-
ordinate lodges had contributed £^^7 19s. to the Bel-
gian General Relief Fund (of which sum £400 had been sent
to the Grand .Secretary of the Grand Lodge of England for
distribution). Subordinate lodges had also contributed over
£1,200 to the various war funds throughout the state.
The fourth quarterly communication was held
December 15th, 1915.
The Hon. C. Carty-Salmon was re-elected
Grand Master.
The Freemasons' Hall Property, with its bank
balance, was reported to be worth £44,841; and the
general and benevolent funds of Grand Lodge
amounted to £45,367.
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Charles James Barrow, Grand vSecretary, Free-
masons' Hall, 45 Collins Street, Melbourne.
VIRGINIA.
The one hundred and thirty-eighth annual
communication of the Grand Lodge of Virginia was
opened at Richmond February 8th, 1916. R. W.
Bro. James Alston Cabell, Deputv Grand Master
in the East.
The Grand Master, M. \V. Bro. James B.
Wood, had suffered from severe illness during the
greater part of the year, and his physician had sent
him to Arkansas to recuperate. The duties of his
oflfice were undertaken by the Deputv Grand Mas-
ter, evidently a skilled workman. A resolution of
sympathy was sent to Bro. Wood at Hot vSprings.
The Grand ^Master was asked, "How long are
lodges in your jurisdiction authorized to claim
jurisdiction over rejected material after removal
from the State i^" The answer was, "We do not
claim jurisdiction after the party leaves our State."
The Grand Treasurer had been requested to
remit SoOO to the Masonic War Relief Association.
Dispensations had been granted for the for-
mation of three new lodges.
The District Deputy Grand Masters in general
made very short reports. The following, from the
Twenty-third District, which we quote in full, is a
model of brevity: "I have visited all the lodges in
the district except one, and find them in a flourish-
ing condition."
M. W. Bro. Joseph W. Eggleston submitted
the full and highly interesting report on Foreign
Correspondence.
In his introductory remarks Bro. Eggleston
appears to think that the York Grand Lodge of
"All- England" and the Ancients or Atholl Grand
Lodge were the same body. This is an error. A
lodge at York, which had existed from "time im-
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memorial," declared itself, in 1725, to be a grand
lodge, under the title of "The Grand Lodge of All
England." It maintained a precarious existence
until 1740, when it suspended active operations.
In 1761 it resumed labor and continued a fitful
activity until 1790, when it lapsed into "innocuous
desuetude." The Ancient or AthoU Grand Lodge
was formed at London in 1751 by lodges which
seceded from the regular Grand Lodge of England.
It called itself "The Grand Lodge of England Ac-
cording to the Ancient Constitutions." Its mem-
bers also spoke of themselves as "Ancient York
Masons," but subsequently dropped the phrase.
It maintained an active existence until 1813, when
it united with the original Grand Lodge to form
the present LTnited Grand Lodge of England.
The term "York Masonry" has no warrant in
Masonic history. The story of Prince Edwin, the
son of Athelstan, and of the "General Lodge" at
York in 926, is purely legendary; and in fact King
Athelstan had no son. All Masonry in the terri-
tories now constituting the United States and in
Canada was established by either the "Modern" or
"Ancient" Grand Lodge of England; and both these
bodies were formed in London.
Bro. Eggleston is surprised to learn that a
"lewis" could not be accepted in this jurisdiction;
"for," he says, "England permits a lewis, or son of
a Mason,' to be initiated at eighteen." The Con-
stitution in this jurisdiction requires that a candi-
date, at the time of signing his application, must be
of the full age of twenty-one years. It is worthy
of note that the first constitution of England (1723)
required a candidate to be twenty-five years of age.
Lodges in Virginia 323; " members 25,531, a
gain of 665.
James Alston Cabell, Columbia, Grand Master.
Charles A. Nesbit, Richmond, Grand vSecretary.
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WASHINGTON.
The fifty-eighth annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Washington was opened at North
Yakima June 8th, 1915. William J. Sutton Grand
Master.
The Mayor of the city welcomed the members
of Grand Lodge in a brilliant address, in the course
of which, quoting from Henry Watterson, he said:
"We turn over to you our houses and horses; and
there is the jug and the sugar and the ice and the
mint. We even surrender to you the hip-pocket
playthings with which we are wont sometimes to
amuse ourselves; and if you can't make yourselves
at home and pass the time pleasantly may the Lord
have mercy on your souls." The Mayor added
that he might not go quite so far as that; but, as
he explained that North Yakima w^as "situated in
the largest single irrigated district in the world,"
we may be as sure that it is not to be classed as a
dry town.
The Grand ^Master reported cordial fraternal
relations with all sister jurisdictions.
During the year he had constituted four lodges,
dedicated two Masonic temples, laid six corner
stones, and issued dispensations for the formation of
three new lodges.
He had ruled that installations of officers could
not be held on Sunday, even though vSt. John's day
might fall on Sunday; and that a man who had
resided one year within the jurisdiction might be
accepted by a lodge in Washington, though he had
been rejected by another lodge in another jurisdic-
tion.
He had arrested the charter of one lodge for
gross violation of Masonic law.
An appeal had been isued for contributions in
aid of suffering Alasons and their families in the
war zone, which met with a "ready and generous
response."
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Of the Masonic home the Grand Secretary re-
ported as follows:
Our home fund is in fine shape, as you will observe
from mv staTement of accounts. The income for the sup-
norToT the home, including contributions from the order of
he Eastern Star, was about Sl.OOO.OO in excess of expendi-
tures which indude about $3,000.00 expended for permanent
fmprove'ments. thus showing that the income exceeds
maintenance expenses by about $4,000.00.
There were 24 inmates of the home at the be-
ginning of the year and_37 at the close. Ihe cost
of maintenance was S8,471.
The report on Correspondence was continued
bv M W Bro. Ralph C. McAllaster, who again
dealt with matters which came before him by sub-
iects and not bv grand bodies. This method has
some advantages, the chief one being the saving of
space.
Bro McAllaster holds that a petitioner for the
privileges of Masonry should be of the fu 1 age ot
twentv one years when he signs his application and
adds- '"We believe this to be Masonic law It is
Masonic law in this jurisdiction, but not in all.
In some jurisdictions a lewis, that is the son of a
Mason, will be accepted at eighteen years of age.
According to the first English constitution no rnan
under twentv-five years of age could be imtiated
except by dispensation of the Grand Master.
Lodges in Washington 190; members 20,724, a
gain for the year of 1,182.
Robert L. Sebastian, Aberdeen. Grand Master.
Horace W. Tyler, Tacoma, Grand Secretary.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Ouarterlv communications of Grand Lodge
of Western Australia were held at Kalgoo he Julv
23rd, 1914, and at Perth, October 22nd. 1^14 with
M W Bro. C. O. L. Riley presiding. At the
;econd of these the Grand Master was heartily
congratulated bv the brethren on his recent eleva-
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tion to the ecclesiastical rank of archbishop. Re-
ferring to the war — and thoughts of the war are
uppermost in men's minds just now — the Grand
Master said :
Everyone, now, except the Austrians and the Germans,
know perfectly well that England is not fighting for herself
alone but for those ideals for which the race has been re-
nowned for centuries upon centuries. We believe that we
are fighting now for the weak against the strong; we are
fighting now for our honor, we have pledged our word,
and an Englishman's word was supposed to be his bond,
and. if we had broken our word now, then that old phrase
of our race would certainly never be given to us again.
A quarterly communication was held at Perth
January 28th, 1915. In his address the Grand
Master referred to the attittide of German Grand
Lodges just before the breaking out of the great
war. The chief ofhcers of those bodies must have
been, he said, in the secrets of the political powers
of the empire, for they strove to bias the minds of
Masons against pacific declarations; and they pre-
sented to the annual diet of German Grand Mas-
ters the following resolution:
It is within the province of Freemasonry to intervene
in all phases of human life as a medium of peace and con-
ciliation. It is therefore its duty to bring every civilized
people to an understanding of, and respect for, the peculiar-
ities of other peoples and to prepare a pacific solution of
unavoidable conflicts. But the activities of Masonic organi-
zations must be limited in these matters to an education
of its members in the spirit of Freemasonry, so that they
may spread the idea of peace as widely as possible. Any
other mode of activity would result in political tendencies,
to which Masonry, by the terms of its fundamental princi-
ples, must remain foreign. It does not, therefore, belong
to the domain of Masonry to support directly the modern
pacific movement, called Pacifism. Therefore, this Diet of
Grand Lodges invites the German Grand Lodges and Masonic
associations to abstain from expressing any opinion in favor
of pacifism. The brethren will not be individually forbidden
to adhere to pacifism on condition that they are not on such
occasions to be publicly known as Freemasons.
Two things are evident — that the German
Grand Masters knew the Kaiser had resolved on
war, and that German Masonry obeys the will of
the Kaiser.
The annual communication was held at Perth
April 22nd, 1915. The Grand Master congratulated
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the brethren that for the thirteenth year in succes-
sion not a single lodge was in arrear. The finances
were in good shape, with about £105,000 in the
various funds.
The report on Foreign Correspondence was
presented by a Committee, each member doing
part of the work. That on Canada was written by
R. W. Bro. F. A. McMullen, who is a kindly re-
viewer. Of this jurisdiction he said: "The financial
statements disclose that the revenue for the year
was £9,448; expenditure £3,480; surplus £5,962."
He might have added that the whole of the surplus
was used for the needs of the benevolent fund, and
so ceased to be a surplus at all.
Lodges in Western Australia 96; members 4,119,
a gain of 77.
C. O. L. Riley, Archbishop of Perth, Grand
Master.
J. D. Stevenson, Perth, Grand Secretary.
WEST VIRGINIA.
The fifty-first annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of West Virginia was opened at
Fairmount November 19th, 1915. William T. Ice,
Jr., Grand Master.
Harmony, peace and plenty, said the Grand
Master, had reigned throughout the jurisdiction.
One lodge under dispensation had been duly
constituted.
Many corner stones had been laid by the Grand
Master in person or by his proxy; but in two in-
stances he had refused to convene Grand Lodge for
the purpose of laying corner stones for churches on
Sunday.
A very interesting event was the semi-centen-
nial celebration of Fairmount Lodge, marking the
fiftieth anniversary of the formation of the Grand
Lodge of West Virginia. In consequence of the
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civil war the state of Virginia was divided into
two, and West Virginia was admitted to the
Union as a state in 1863. In June, 1864, the Grand
lyodge was formed, with eight constituent lodges.
In reply to an enquiry the Grand Master had
decided that a lodge in West Virginia could not
legally accompany the remains of a deceased bro-
ther into another grand jurisdiction and there per-
form the burial ceremony.
He had also decided that a member of a lodge
could object to the initiation of a candidate in
another lodge having concurrent jurisdiction, that
the objection must be sustained, and that the rea-
sons of the objector could not be demanded. That
appears to be a very dangerous rule to establish,
for it would permit a member of one lodge to
forbid all initiations in a rival lodge.
Past Grand Master Judge George W. Anderson
delivered a very interesting address upon the
history of the Grand Lodge. In the course of it he
said:.
This Grand Lodge has thus far never seriously con-
sidered the establishing of a Masonic home for its aged and
needy members, their widows and orphans, not because of
parsimony but because (1), it is not financially able, as a
Grand Lodge, to support such an institution, and also (2),
because, with a few exceptions, it has, through its sub-
ordinate lodges, been able to render the necessary aid to
any and all of its members actually in need of assistance.
And what more is necessary, or even desirable?
Lodges in West Virginia 150, including two
under dispensation; members 18,827, a gain for the
year of 1,073.
T. Wilbur Hennen, Fairmount, Grand Master.
John M. Collins, Charleston, Grand Secretary.
On the 27th of April, 1916, West Virginia lost
by death one of its most useful Past Grand Masters
M. W. Bro. George Hatch, who was born in Ohio,
lived the greater part of his life at Wheeling, was
there made a Mason and became Master of his
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lodge. He soon took an active interest in the
affairs of Grand Lodge, and was elected Grand
Master in 1903.
WISCONSIN.
The seventv-first annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Wisconsin was opened at Mil-
waukee June 8th, 1915. Bernard F. Keeler, Grand
Master.
Bro. Keeler had been asked to appeal for the
aid of distressed brethren, their widows and orphans
in the war zone. But there were circumstances m
connection therewith which made him hesitate,
"circumstances." he said, "which were of such a
character that I felt I could not co-operate with
the movement and be just to the brethren. \es
it was very sad, the perplexing position m which
Bro. Keeler found himself.
He was called upon to deplore the loss by
death of M. W. Bro. Edwin J. Farr, who was born
in 1832, had been a Mason 57 years, was Grand
Master in 1906, and died in 1914, at the age of
eighty-two years.
Of the Grand Master's rulings we notice two:
1 It would be unmasonic to organize a Masonic
ball team and call it "The Masonic Baseball Club
2. All present at an election of officers cannot be
compelled to vote.
Of the condition of Masonry in Wisconsin the
Grand Master said:
The report of the Grand Secretary shows that on Jan-
uary 1 191.5, the total membership in the state was 6U.boi.
The membership Jan. 1. 1914, was 29.243. The growth c^"^
for an expression of satisfaction, for it indicates a healthy
sentiment in favor of Masonry throughout the jurisdiction.
It also evidences a following of the rule of non-solicitation.
for it is manifest to me that with a seeking after members
the number would be very much augmented. My atten-
tion has been called, at different times, to a tendency in
some lodges to violate the spirit of this rule, ;[ "o^ Jhe
letter. I trust the officers in attendance on the Urana
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Lodge will caution their membership against letting their
enthusiasm tempt them to solicitation.
Dispensations had been granted for the for-
mation of six new lodges.
A service for use in cases in which the remains
of brethren are cremated was presented, and will be
considered at the next annual communication.
There has been some friendly litigation as to
the status of the Masonic home. Apparently the
desire is that the title to the home shall be vested
in Grand Lodge and Grand Lodge shall assume
liability for the support of the inmates. On re-
commendation of the proper committee it was
agreed that when the property is finally deeded to
Grand Lodge, an assessment will levied upon the
members throughout the jurisdiction amounting to
sixty cents, of which fifty cents shall be for the
maintenance of the home and ten cents for general
benevolence.
Past Master David H. Wright, who was almost
ninety-five years of age, was accorded the grand
honors of Masonry.
M. W. Bro. Aldro Jenks presented his eight-
eenth report on Foreign Correspondence, which, as
usual, is full and good. Referring to the erection
of a memorial to Bro. Ziba Phillips in Canada Bro.
Jenks said:
A graceful act was performed in appropriating money
for a monument to be erected at the grave of a deceased
worthy brother. Our Canadian brethren have never been
wanting in the discharge of their duty to the living or the
dead.
On the subject of Masonic homes he said:
The grand jurisdictions maintaining Masonic homes
seem to be well satisfied in the main with their opcrrUions
and proud of the work they are doing. We notice, liow-
ever, that it is with some difficulty that the craft are in-
duced to tax themselves sufficientlv to meet the annual cn-
oense and there is a constant solicitation of funds in that
behalf.
Lodges in Wisconsin 271; members 30,551, a
gain for the year of 1,308.
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George O. Kellogg, Elkhorn, Grand Master.
William W. Perry, Milwaukee, Grand Secre-
tary.
WYOMING.
The forty-first annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Wvoming was opened at Casper
September 8th, 1915. J. J. Jewett Grand Master.
Past Grand Master Rohrbaugh, who was at
the time Mayor of Casper, welcomed Grand Lodge
to the city.
The Grand Master noted the loss by death of
two prominent and valuable members of Grand
Lodge— M. W. Bro. Frank M. Foote, Past Grand
Master; and R. W. Bro. W. L. Kuykendall, who
had for many vears been Grand Secretary and
chairman of 'the' Committee on Foreign Corre-
spondence.
The Grand Master had given his sanction to
an appeal for funds in aid of sufferers by the war
in Europe. No final returns had been received,
but the work was progressing and funds were
reaching the proper officer.
The Grand Master recommended legislation
providing that no subordinate lodge in the juris-
diction should be permitted to commence the erec-
tion of a Masonic building without the consent of
Grand Lodge. He said: "We are responsible for
the actions of our subordinate lodges: therefore
we should be in a position to advise and assist be-
fore a lodge starts."
The Committee on Grievances and Appeals
reported that peace and harmony prevailed through-
out the jurisdiction.
On report of the proper committee it was re-
solved to establish a card index system.
Bro. J. M. Lowndes, the new Grand .Secretary,
is also the new chairman of the Committee on
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Foreign Correspondence. He gives evidence of
ability and grasp of the subject. Apparently he
forgot the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province
of Ontario.
Lodges in Wvoming 34; members 3,316, a gain
of 126.
W. H. Dickenson, Lander, Grand Master.
J. M. Lowndes, Casper, Grand Secretary.
CONCLUSION.
All proceedings received up to the time at
which it becomes necessary to close the report have
been reviewed. They are sixty-six in number, one
of them for two years.
Landmarks.
In 1914 a suggestion was made by this corres-
pondent— hesitatingly and tentatively put forth —
that the landmarks of Masonry had been mis-
understood, especially on this continent; and that,
in fact, there never had been any Masonic land-
marks except those safeguarding the reserved rights
of the four old lodges which formed the first Grand
Lodge of England. The suggestion was made with
a view of getting opinions and comments from
brother correspondents and possibly from others.
But the attempt was a failure; except for a few
brief passing notices the overture met with no
response.
It has been pointed out that when Anderson used
the word l^dmarks in article XXXIX. of the first
Book of Constitutions, he meant figuratively the
posts or signs which marked the bounds of lodges,
and that the proviso made in article XXXIX. was
a stipulation that in any future amendments to the
constitution the reserved rights of the old lodges
must not be impaired. It is also possible that the
peculiar customs of the operative lodges were to be
I-ORIUGN CORRESPONDKNCK cxxvii
secured to them. It is in evidence that for some time
the old lodges exercised their reserved rights,
notably in the particular of attending the com-
munications of Grand Lodge and scrutmizing the
elections of Grand Masters. In a few years the
old lodges fell into decay with the exception of St.
Paul's, the reserved rights ceased to have much
value, and the meaning of the word landmarks
was forgotten. The term continued to be employed,
but in a vague and indefinite way, as a name for
the general principles of the fraternity.
And -SO the matter stood for a century and a
quarter. In 1858 Dr. A. G. Mackey came to the
conclusion that "a comprehensible form" should be
given to the landmarks, and he elaborated a list of
twenty-five, which list has been generally, but not
wholly, accepted bv Grand Lodges in the United
States. Dr. Mackey said the first requisite of a
custom or rule of action to constitute it a landmark
was that it must have existed from "time whereof
the memory of man runneth not to the contrary.
The second was that it must be absolutely un-
changeable. To use his own language, "The land-
marks of the order, like the laws of the Medes and
Persians, can suffer no change. What they were
centuries ago they still remain, and must continue
in force until Masonry itself shall cease to exist."
Now a very superficial glance at Dr. Mackey 's
landmarks will' satisfy the observer that they do
not meet his own requirements. For example, his
second landmark is "the division of symbolic
Masonry into three degrees," while it is well known
that three degrees in craft Masonry did not exist
till after the formation of the Grand Lodge of
England. Another of his landmarks is "the gov-
ernment of a fraternity by a presiding officer called
a Grand Master, who is elected from the body of
the craft." Again it is quite certain that, previous
to the formation of the Grand Lodge of England,
there was no Grand Master elected from the body
of the craft. Indeed, there was no Grand Master
at all in the modern sense of the term.
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In the year 1911 Bro. Axel J. A. Poignant read
a paper before the lodge Ouatuor Coronati, in
which he asserted that not one of Mackey's twenty-
five landmarks was a landmark at all; that no two
writers could be found to agree as to the character
of the landmarks, and that in fact the landmarks
were neither more nor less than the moral teachings
of the fraternity. In the discussion which followed
the reading of the paper, and in the written criti-
cisms afterwards sent in by leading students of
Masonry in England, not one ventured to say what
the landmarks really were. And the more a man
knows about Masonry the less disposed is he to be
dogmatic on this subject. If w^e have ventured to
express an opinion that possibly the term had no
meaning except the safeguarding of the reserved
rights of the old lodges, and possibly the customs
of operative Masonry, it has not been put forth as
a settled conviction, but at the best as a plausible
conjecture. In support of that conjecture much
may be said. At present we shall content ourselves
with saying that such was the assertion of members
of the old lodge of St. Paul. In 1778 there was an
unfortunate disagreement in that lodge, resulting
in a division. The one party applied to the so-
called Grand Lodge of All England, then in exist-
ence at York, for a warrant. In the statement
made in support of their application the brethren
of St. Paul's Lodge said:
"And whereas in the year 1717, the fraternity
in London agreed to cement under a new Grand
Master, and with that view the old Lodge of St.
Paul, jointly with three other lodges, assembled in
form, constituted themselves a nominal Grand
Lodge pro tempore, and elected a Grand Master to
preside over their future general meetings, whom
they afterwards invested with a power to constitute
subordinate lodges and to convene the fraternity
at stated periods in Grand Lodge, in order to make
laws, with their consent and approbation, for the
good government of the society at large. But sub-
ject to certain conditions and restrictions then ex-
pressly stipulated, and which are more fully set
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forth in the thirty-ninth article of the General
Regulations in the first Book of Constitutions.
This article, with thirty-eight others, was after-
wards, at a meeting of the brethren in and about
the cities of London and Westminster, in the year
1721, solemnly approved of, ratified and confirmed
by them, and signed in their presence by the
Masters and Wardens of the four old lodges on the
one part, and Philip, Duke of Wharton, then
Grand Master, Dr. Desaguliers, D.G.M.; Joshua
Timson and William Hawkins, Grand Wardens,
and the Masters and Wardens of sixteen lodges
which had been constituted bv the fraternity be-
twixt 1717 and 1721, on the other part. And these
articles the Grand Master engaged for himself and
his successors, when duly installed, in all time com-
ing, to observe and keep sacred and inviolable.
By these prudent precautions the Ancient Land-
marks (as they are properly styled) of the four old
lodges were intended to be secured against any
encroachments on their Masonic rights and privi-
leges."
And there we have it in black and white.
That was written by members of the only survivor
of the four time-immemorial lodges which formed
the Grand Lodge of England, and it was written
fifty-seven years after the adoption of the first
constitution, and eighty years before Dr. Mackey
formulated his first list of landmarks.
Giblim.
In First Kings, fifth chapter and eighteenth
verse, the Hebrew word Giblim is translated
"stone-squarers." There is little if any doubt that
the Phenician workmen called Giblim who wrought
at the building of King vSolomon's temple were
stone cutters; but it is quite certain that the word
Giblim does not mean stone-squarers. In Hebrew
(also in Phenician) the word gebal meant mountain'
and it is possible that the giblim were mountain-
eers. But near the foot of Mount Libanus, a little
cxxx GRAND LODGE OF CANADA
north of the present Beirut, was the ancient
Phenician city of Gebal. It was a seat of the
worship of Adonis, and temples and otheii stately
buildings were erected there; so that the builders
and stone-workers of the city were proficient work-
men.
King Solomon asked King Hiram of Tyre to
permit the servants of Solomon to cut timber in
Mount Libanus, and to assist them by sending his
own Phenician servants, because there were none
who could skill to hew timber like the Sidonians.
King Hiram acceded to the request, and Solomon
paid the Phenician workmen in corn and wine and
oil. It is probable that the King of Tyre not only
sent his hewers of wood into the mountains to cut
the timber^ but that he sent stone cutters to Jeru-
salem to dress the material for the house of the
Lord. The King James version of the bible tells
that "the King commanded, and they brought
great stones, costly stones, hewed stones, to lay
the foundation of the house. And Solomon's
builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and
the stone-squarers; so they prepared timber and
stones to build the house." Sharpe's translation
gives the passage thus: "And the King commanded
and they brought great stones, costly stones, and
hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
And Solomon's builders, and Hiram's builders, and
the men of Gebal (or Byblus) did hew them. So
they prepared timber and stones to build the house."
There is not a reasonable doubt that the Giblim
were inhabitants of Gebal, who were stone-cutters
bv trade.
A survey of the whole field of Masonry in
English-speaking countries leads to a conclusion that
Masonry is more than making progress proportion-
ate to the growth of population. In no jurisdiction
has there been a loss of membership: in almost all
there has been great numerical gain. In the great
majority of the jurisdictions, we are told, there is
substantial improvement in the quality of the
material accepted. In almost all there is evidence
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of liberal contributions of money and effort in
behalf of the needy and the sorrowing. Every-
where there is desire among Masons, and especially
among young Masons, to learn more of the history
and of the basic principles of Masonry. Every-
where there is hope that Masonry may become a
power in bringing about international arbitration
and in causing wars to cease.
All of which is fraternally submitted.
A. T. FREED, Chairman
Index to Proceedings, 1916
Address of Welcome to Grand Master and Grand Lodge 9, 33
Addresses of the M. W. the Grand Master 38
Addresses of Grand Representatives and Grand Secretaries 428
Amendments to Constitution 379-382
Annual Communication of G.L., when and where held 6
Annual Communication of G.L., Lodges represented 13, 33
Annual Communication of G.L., next place of meeting 389
Appointment of Grand Officers 390
Appointment of Members of Board of General Purposes 63
Argentine Republic, Grand Orient for the 45, 377
Assets. General Fund, Statement of 75
Assets, Semi-Centennial Fund, Statement of 85
Audit and Finance, Report of the Board on '. -. 341
Auditor, Certificate of .- 103
Belgian Relief Fund, Contributions to 104
Belgian Relief Fund, Receipts and Disbursements 88
Benevolence, Paid to Beneficiaries, General Fund 69, 76-83
Benevolence, Paid to Beneficiaries, Semi-Centennial Fund... 84, 86
Benevolence, Report of Board on 344
Bi-Centennial of "Revival of Masonry" 64
Board of General Purposes —
Appointment of Members 389
Committees of , 427
Election of Members 389
List of Members 426
By-Laws and Amendments to. Confirmed 108
Canadian Red Cross Society, Presentation to 388
Central Masonic Bureaus, Report of Committee 281
City of Belleville, next place of meeting r. 389
City of London, Address by the Mayor of 9
Committees of B. of G. P., List of 427
Condition of Masonry, Report of Board on 351
Constitution. Amendments to .■..379, 382
Constitution and Consecration of Lodges 106
Constitution and Laws, Report of Board on 332
Deaths 414, 418
Dedications, of Lodge Rooms 54, 107
Disbursements, General Fund 69, 74
Disbursements, General Fund, Summary of 101.
Disbursements, Semi-Centennial Fund 84, 86
Dispensations for New Lodges 106
Dispensations issued, List of 110
Distinguished Visitor 388
District Deputy Grand Masters, Instruction to 391
District Deputy Grand Masters, Installation of 384
District Deputy Grand Masters, Nomination of 384
District Deputy Grand Masters, Reports of 120-326
2 INDEX
Districts, List of Lodges by 406, 411
Districts. Re-constitution of 334
Election of Grand Lodge Officers 389
Election of Members of the Board of General Purposes 389
Elysian Lodge No, 312, Garden Island 49, 327
Especial Communication of G.L., at Russell 3
Estimate of Receipts for the year ending May 31st, 1917 343
Estimate of Expenditure for the year ending May 31st, 1917 344
Expenditure of Grand Lodge 69-74, 76, 101
Expulsions for un-Masonic Conduct 414
Foreign Correspondence, Report of Board on Appendix, i-cxxxi
Foreign Correspondence, Special Reports of Committee on. .376,377
Foreign Grand Lodges, Representatives and Secretaries 428
Fraternal Dead, Report of Board on 370
Fraternal Dead, Grand Master's Reference to 42
Grand Lodge, Closing of 391
Grand Lodge, Opening of 12
Grand Lodge of the Philippine Islands 45, 376
Grand Orient. A. & A. S. R. for the Argentine Republic 45, 377
Grand Master's Address 38
Grand Master's Address, Committee on 68
Grand Master's Address, Report of Committee on 386
Grand Master's Official Visits 58
Grand Master's Rulings ^ 55
Grand Representatives, Appointment of 44, 105
Grand Representatives, List of 428
Grand Representatives Present at Annual Communication 7
Grand Secretary, Report of 89-103
Grand Secretary, Payments to Grand Treasurer 100, 102
Grand Treasurer, Report of, GeneralFund 69-83
Grand Treasurer, Report of, Semi-Centennial Fund 84-87
Grievances and Appeals, Report of Board on 348
In Memoriam Pages 420-424
Installation of Grand Lodge Officers 389
Investments, General Fund 75
Investments, Semi-Centennial Fund 85
Letters and Telegrams of Regret 37
Local Board of Relief, Sault Ste. Marie 51
Lodges by Districts 406-411
Lodges Constituted and Consecrated 106
Lodges Represented at Annual Communication 13-33
Lodge Rooms Dedicated 107
Members present at Annual Communication 13-33
Memorial Pages 420, 424
Minutes of Previous Communication Confirmed 37
Musical Ritual, Report of Committee on 328
New Lodges 106
Next Place of Meeting, Annual Communication, 1917 389
Nomination of District Deputy Grand Masters 384
Nomination for Election of Officers 377
Non-Payment of Dues, Suspensions for 412
Notices of Motion 329
Notices of Motion, Consideration of 379
Officers of Grand Lodge, Appointment of 390
Officers of Grand Lodge, Election of 389
Officers of Grand Lodge, Installation and Investment of 389
INDEX 3
Officers of Grand Lodge, List of.. 425
Officers of Grand Lodge Present at Annual Communication 6
Past Grand Officers present at Annual Communication 8
Philippine Islands, Grand Lodge of 45, 376
Printing and Supplies, Report of the Board on 340
Receipts of Grand Lodge, General Fund 69, 90, 99
Receipts of Grand Lodge, Semi-Centennial Fund .84,102,103
Receipts of Grand Lodge, Belgian Relief Fund 88, 104
Redistribution of Lodges and Reconstitution of Districts .334, 340
Report of Board of General Purposes on —
Audit and Finance... . . 341
Benevolence 34-i
Condition of Masonry '; . . 351
Constitution and Laws 332
Foreign C orrespondence Appendix i-cxxxi
Fraternal Dead 370
Grievances and Appeals 348
Printing and Supplies 340
Warrants 327
Report of Committee on Central Masonic Bureaus 381
Report of Committee on Presentation of Testimonial to P.G.M.
W. D. McPherson 385
Report of Committee on Credentials 13
Report of Committee on Foreign Correspondence on the Grand
Orient, A. & A. vS. R. for the Argentine Republic 377
Report of Committee on Foreign Correspondence on the Grand
Lodge of the Philippine Islands 376
Report of Committee on Grand Master's Address 386
Report of Committee on Re-dis,tribution of Lodges and Re-
Constitution of Districts 334
Report of the Inspector on Benevolent Grants 347
Report of Scrutineers of the Ballot /. 389
Report of Grand Secretar>% General Fund 89-101
Report of Grand Secretary-, Semi-Centennial Fund 102, 103
Report of Grand Secretary', Belgian Relief Fund 104
Report of Grand Treasurer, General Fund 69-83
Report of Grand Treasurer, Semi-Centennial Fund 84-87
Report of Grand Treasurer, Belgian Relief Fund 88
Report of D.D.G.M., Erie District No. 1 120
Report of D.D.G.M., St. Clair District No. 2 128
Report of D.D.G.M., London District No. 3 136
Report of D.D.G.M., South Huron District No. 4 142
Report of D.D.G.M., North Hiu-on District No. 5 154
Report of D.D.G.M.. Wilson Distrrct No. 6 162
Report of D.D.G.M., Wellington District No. 7 173
Report of D.D.G.M., Hamilton District No. 8 1S4
Report of D.D.G.M., Georgian District No. 9 188
Report of D.D.G.M., Georgian District No. 9a 194
Report of D.D.G.M., Niagara District No. 10 200
Report of D.D.G.M., Toronto West District No. 11 213
Report of D.D.G.M., Toronto East District No. 11a 226
Report of D.D.G.M., Ontario District No. 12 238
Report of D.D.G.M., Prince Edward District.No. 13 245
Report of D.D.G.M., Frontenac District No. 14 255
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Report of D.D.G.M., St. Lawrence District No. 15 261
Report of D.D.G.M., Ottawa District No. 16 266
Report of D.D.G.M.. Algoma District No. 17 274
Report of D.D.G.M.. Nipissing District No. 18 28')
Report of D.D.G.M., Muskoka District No. 19 291
Report of D.D.G.M., Otonabee District No. 20 298
Report of D.D.G.M., Kastern District No. 21 304
Representatives of Foreign Grand Lodges Appointed. 44, 105
Representatives of Foreign Grand Lodges, List of 428
Resolutions —
To Confirm Minutes of Proceedings 37
To Receive Report of Board on Audit and Finance 344
To Adopt Report of Board on Audit and Finance 379
To Receive Report of Board on Benevolence 346
To Adopt Report of Board on Benevolence 379
To Receive and Adopt Report of Board on Fraternal Dead.. 375
To Receive and Adopt Report of Board on Printing and
Suijplies 341
To Receive and Adopt Report of Board on Warrants 328
To Receive and Print Report on Foreign Correspondence .. 375
To Refer Address of Grand Master 68
To Receive and Refer Reports of Grand Treasurer and
Grand Secretary 119
To Receive and Adopt Report of Board on Condition of
Masonry 370
To Receive and Adopt Report of Board on Grievances and
Appeals 351
To Receive and Adopt Report of Board on Constitution and
Laws 334
To Receive and Adopt Report of Committee on Credentials 13
To Receive and Adopt Report of Committee on the Grand
Lodge of the Philippine Islands 377
To Receive and Adopt Report of Committee on the Grand
Orient, A. & A. S. R. for the Argentine Republic 377
To Receive and Adopt Report of Committee on Musical
_ Ritual • 329
To Receive and Adopt Report of Committee on Presenta-
tion to P.G.M. W. D. McPherson 385
To Adopt Report of Committee on Re-distribution of
Lodges and Re-constitution of Districts 340
To Receive and Adopt Report of the Committee on the
Grand Master's Address 388
To Refer Reports of D. D.G.Ms, to Board of General Pur-
poses - 118
Restorations 409
Returns of Lodges 392-405
Rules and Regulations of Grand Lodge, Reading of 37
Rulings by Grand Master 55
Russell. Especial Communication of Grand Lodge 3
Sault Ste. Slarie, Local Board of Relief 51
Scrutineers of the Ballot 378,389,390
Second Day of Aimual Communication . 378
Semi-Centennial Fund —
Capital Account Receipts 102
Disbursements 84, 86
INDEX. 5
Payments to Beneficiaries 86
Receipts 84
Revenue Account, Statement of 103
Statement of Assets 85
Statement of Assets, General Fund • 75
Suspensions for Non-payment of Dues 412
Suspensions for un-Masonic Conduct 414
Testimonial to M. W. Bro. W. D. McPherson, Report of Com-
mittee on 385
Un-Masonic Conduct, Suspensions for 414
Un-Masonic Conduct, Expulsions for 414
Vote of Thanks to Committee on Credentials 390
Vote of Thanks to Lodges at London 390
^'ote of Thanks to Scrutineers of Ballot 390
Warrants issued to New Lodges 105
Warrants, Report of Board on 327
Warrant Surrendered 49, 327
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